Order1: | 10th |
Office1: | Chief Minister of Manipur |
Radhabinod Koijam | |
Governor1: | Ved Marwah |
Birth Date: | 19 July 1948 --> |
Birth Date: | 19 July 1948 |
Birth Place: | Imphal, India |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Term Start1: | 15 February 2001 |
Term End1: | 1 June 2001 |
Predecessor1: | Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh |
Successor1: | Okram Ibobi Singh |
Constituency1: | Thangmeiband |
Occupation: | Politician |
Radhabinod Koijam (born 19 July 1948) is a politician from Manipur. He briefly served as the 10th Chief Minister of Manipur in 2001.
In 1995, Koijam was elected to Manipur Legislative Assembly as Indian National Congress candidate. Later, he joined the Samata Party (now led by Uday Mandal).[1] [2]
Koijam was sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur on 15 February 2001.[3] The government was however, short-lived. The coalition he was leading fell in May the same year.[4] [5]
He was the president of the Nationalist Congress Party in Manipur.[6] In 2007 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Thangmeiband Assembly Constituency.[7]
In September 2015, Koijam changed his loyalties to Bharatiya Janata Party along with Okram Joy Singh and Yumnam Joykumar Singh looking forward for 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election.[8] He is a current member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Year | Party | % | Result | |
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2007 | Nationalist Congress Party | Winner | ||
2002 | Samata Party | 29.30% | 2nd place | |
2000 | Indian National Congress | 33.43 | Winner | |
1995 | Indian National Congress | 46.16 | Winner | |
1990 | Indian National Congress | 39.10 | 2nd place | |
1984 | Indian National Congress | 44.73 | Winner | |
1980 | Independent | 22.64 | Winner |