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 "excerpt": "Okram Ibobi Singh is an Indian National Congress politician and three-time former Chief Minister of Manipur who was appointed president of the state party unit in February 2026.",
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 "markdown": "# Okram Ibobi Singh\n\nOkram Ibobi Singh is an Indian politician of the [Indian National Congress](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-national-congress) who serves as President of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee.<sup>[1](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-congress-reorganizes-ahead-of-polls-new-political-affairs-committee-vps-and-general-secretaries-appointed/articleshow/129708140.cms?from=mdr)</sup> A former three-time Chief Minister of Manipur, he led the Congress Legislature Party in the state before his appointment as state unit president in February 2026.<sup>[1](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-congress-reorganizes-ahead-of-polls-new-political-affairs-committee-vps-and-general-secretaries-appointed/articleshow/129708140.cms?from=mdr)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Party | Indian National Congress<sup>[1](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-congress-reorganizes-ahead-of-polls-new-political-affairs-committee-vps-and-general-secretaries-appointed/articleshow/129708140.cms?from=mdr)</sup> |\n| Current office | President, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee<sup>[1](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-congress-reorganizes-ahead-of-polls-new-political-affairs-committee-vps-and-general-secretaries-appointed/articleshow/129708140.cms?from=mdr)</sup> |\n| Previous offices | Chief Minister of Manipur; Leader of the Congress Legislature Party<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/congress-appoints-former-cm-okram-ibobi-singh-as-its-manipur-unit-chief/article70597315.ece)</sup> |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nSingh has been a member of the Indian National Congress throughout his political career.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/congress-appoints-former-cm-okram-ibobi-singh-as-its-manipur-unit-chief/article70597315.ece)</sup>\n\n## Career\n\nSingh served three terms as Chief Minister of Manipur.<sup>[1](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-congress-reorganizes-ahead-of-polls-new-political-affairs-committee-vps-and-general-secretaries-appointed/articleshow/129708140.cms?from=mdr)</sup> After leaving the office, he served as Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in the state.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/congress-appoints-former-cm-okram-ibobi-singh-as-its-manipur-unit-chief/article70597315.ece)</sup>\n\nIn February 2026, Congress president [Mallikarjun Kharge](https://www.edgepedia.org/mallikarjun-kharge) carried out an organizational reshuffle of the party's Manipur unit and appointed Singh, then the Congress Legislature Party leader, as President of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing Keisham Meghachandra Singh, who became the new legislature party leader.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/congress-appoints-former-cm-okram-ibobi-singh-as-its-manipur-unit-chief/article70597315.ece)</sup> The appointments came a day after the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party)'s Yumnam Khemchand Singh became the 13th Chief Minister of Manipur, nearly a year after the resignation of [N. Biren Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/n-biren-singh) following months of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities and the imposition of President's Rule in the state.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/congress-appoints-former-cm-okram-ibobi-singh-as-its-manipur-unit-chief/article70597315.ece)</sup>\n\nIn August 2026, Kharge constituted a Political Affairs Committee of the state unit, on which Singh sits alongside legislature party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, and other senior leaders, ahead of the state's assembly elections.<sup>[1](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-congress-reorganizes-ahead-of-polls-new-political-affairs-committee-vps-and-general-secretaries-appointed/articleshow/129708140.cms?from=mdr)</sup>\n\n## Issues specific to Singh\n\nSingh leads the Congress in Manipur at a time when the state is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party and has emerged from a period of ethnic violence and central rule. His appointment as state party president in February 2026 followed the formation of a new BJP government under [Yumnam Khemchand Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/yumnam-khemchand-singh), which took office hours after President's Rule, imposed during the violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities, was revoked.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/congress-appoints-former-cm-okram-ibobi-singh-as-its-manipur-unit-chief/article70597315.ece)</sup>\n\nAt the 84th Quit India Movement Day observation held at Congress Bhavan in Imphal on August 9, 2026, Singh said it was time for the Congress to launch a sustained mass movement like the [Quit India Movement](https://www.edgepedia.org/quit-india-movement) in order to save Manipur.<sup>[3](https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2026/8/10/by-our-staff-reporter-imphal-aug-9-manipur-pradesh-congress-committee-mpcc-president-and-former-chief-minister.html)</sup>\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Mass movement in Manipur\n\nSpeaking at the Quit India Movement Day observance in Imphal, Singh called for a sustained agitation by his party in the state. He said it was time for the Congress to launch a sustained mass movement like the Quit India Movement in order to save Manipur.<sup>[3](https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2026/8/10/by-our-staff-reporter-imphal-aug-9-manipur-pradesh-congress-committee-mpcc-president-and-former-chief-minister.html)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Manipur Congress reorganizes ahead of polls; new Political Affairs Committee, VPs and general secretaries appointed](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-congress-reorganizes-ahead-of-polls-new-political-affairs-committee-vps-and-general-secretaries-appointed/articleshow/129708140.cms?from=mdr)\n2. [Congress appoints former CM Okram Ibobi Singh as its Manipur unit chief](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/congress-appoints-former-cm-okram-ibobi-singh-as-its-manipur-unit-chief/article70597315.ece)\n3. [Ibobi calls for sustained movement](https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2026/8/10/by-our-staff-reporter-imphal-aug-9-manipur-pradesh-congress-committee-mpcc-president-and-former-chief-minister.html)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › East and Central Indian politicians › Legislators and party leaders › Surnames N to S*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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