Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

SINGH, SHRI TH. CHAOBA
[MANIPUR STATE CONGRESS PARTY - INNER MANIPUR (MANIPUR)]



Father's Name    Late Shri Th. Hera Singh

Date of Birth    24 May 1937

Place of Birth    Vill. Utlou, Distt. Bishnupur (Manipur)

Marital Status    Married on 25 January 1961

Spouse's Name    Late Smt. Th. Mangolnganbi Devi

Children    One sons and four daughters

Educational Qualifications  

Undergraduate

Educated at D.M. College, Imphal (Manipur)

Profession  

Political and Social Worker, Artist, Agriculturist,
Sportsman and Trade Unionist

Permanent Address  

(I)B.P.O. Utlou, P.O. Nambol, 
Distt. Bishnupur-795134 
(Manipur) 

Tels. (0385) 73252, 73246

(II)Babupara Ministers' Quarters
Imphal, Manipur-795001

Tels. (0385) 229082, 227868

Present Address  
 
9, Bishambar Das Marg,
New Delhi - 110001

Tel. (011) 3736760

Positions Held     

1958-65General-Secretary, Block Congress Committee

1972-95Member, Manipur Legislative Assembly

1972-74Member, Public Accounts Committee 

Member, Committee on Estimates

1974-75Deputy Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly

1975-80Minister of State, Industry, Food and Civil 
Supplies,Labour and Employment, Irrigation and 
Flood Control, Manipur

1980-84General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
[P.C.C. (I)], Manipur

1980-94Cabinet Minister for Sports, Forests and 
Fisheries, Manipur

1990-97Member, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]

1994-95Deputy Chief Minister, Manipur

1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97Member, Committee on Communications

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry

1997President, Congress Party, Manipur

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99Member, Committee on Energy, and its 
        Sub-Committee-I on Power

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments   

Received Best Actor Award in the All Manipur Drama 
Festival twice

Social and Cultural Activities  

Secretary, Utlou Youth Social Welfare Association, 1950-58;
President, (i) Public Theatre Artists Association,
Nambol, 1980 to till date; and (ii) Rural Sports Association, 
Nambol, Manipur

Special Interests  

Upliftment of the rural agriculturists through cooperative 
movement and encouraging rural youth to take up sports

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Physical exercises; meeting people and watching sports on
T.V.

Sports and Clubs  

Promotion of rural sports by encouraging and  setting 
up village clubs, play-grounds, buildings and organising 
tournaments

Countries Visited  

Belgium, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore; 
Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) Bali, 
Indonesia, 1996; and (ii) 101st Inter-Parliamentary Union
Conference, Brussels, Belgium, April 1999

Election Result of
Inner Manipur Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 6,40,500
Total votes polled 4,36,131

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Th. Chaoba Singh (M.S.C.P.) 1,31,972
(2) Shri Okram Joy Singh (M.P.P.)   1,15,785
(3) Dr. Nimaichand Luwang (I.N.C.)   1,08,448
(4) Shri Ngangom Mohendra (C.P.I.)     56,507
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