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 "markdown": "# Thokchom Satyabrata Singh\n\nThokchom Satyabrata Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party) (BJP) who serves as the Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup> He represents the Yaiskul constituency in the Manipur assembly, and was a minister in the state's previous BJP-led coalition government.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup> |\n| Current office | Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup>; Member, Manipur Legislative Assembly (Yaiskul)<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup> |\n| Previous offices | Minister, Manipur (BJP-led coalition government) |\n| Education | Master's degree in science<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup> |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nSingh is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup>\n\n## Early life and education\n\nSingh holds a master's degree in science.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup>\n\n## Career\n\nSingh was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Yaiskul constituency for the first time in 2017.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup> He served as a minister in the previous Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in the state.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup> After the BJP returned to power in Manipur, with N Biren Singh sworn in as chief minister for a second consecutive term, Thokchom Satyabrata Singh was elected unanimously as the Speaker of the Manipur assembly on the first day of the first session of the new House.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup>\n\nAs Speaker, he continued in the office after the state came under the [President's rule](https://www.edgepedia.org/presidents-rule) in February 2025, following the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, and the assembly was placed under suspended animation (assembly kept but its legislative functions paused).<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/change-in-manipur-admin-inevitable-popular-govt-should-be-formed-assembly-speaker/article69713095.ece)</sup>\n\n## Electoral history\n\nIn the 2017 Manipur assembly election, Singh was elected from the Yaiskul constituency for the first time.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup> In the election that followed, he was re-elected from Yaiskul on the BJP ticket, defeating his nearest rival, H Vikram of the National People's Party, by 632 votes.<sup>[1](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)</sup>\n\n## Issues specific to Singh\n\nAs Speaker, Singh publicly addressed the state's governance after the imposition of the President's rule. On June 19, 2025, he said a change in the administration of Manipur, which was then under the President's rule, was inevitable, and that a popular government should be formed in the state, which had been witnessing ethnic violence since May 2023.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/change-in-manipur-admin-inevitable-popular-govt-should-be-formed-assembly-speaker/article69713095.ece)</sup> He said, \"I heard that groups are being constituted for the formation of a government. I also heard someone from Delhi will be deputed for the government formation\".<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/change-in-manipur-admin-inevitable-popular-govt-should-be-formed-assembly-speaker/article69713095.ece)</sup>\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Formation of a popular government in Manipur\n\nSpeaking in June 2025, while the state was under the President's rule, Singh said that a popular government should be formed in Manipur and that a change in the administration was inevitable.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/change-in-manipur-admin-inevitable-popular-govt-should-be-formed-assembly-speaker/article69713095.ece)</sup> He also said that groups were being constituted for the formation of a government and that he had heard someone from Delhi would be deputed for the government formation.<sup>[2](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/change-in-manipur-admin-inevitable-popular-govt-should-be-formed-assembly-speaker/article69713095.ece)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Thokchom Satyabrata Singh elected as new Manipur assembly Speaker](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/thokchom-satyabrata-singh-elected-as-new-manipur-assembly-speaker-101648100756789.html)\n2. [Change in Manipur admin inevitable, popular govt should be formed: Assembly speaker](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/change-in-manipur-admin-inevitable-popular-govt-should-be-formed-assembly-speaker/article69713095.ece)\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 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 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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