Okram Ibobi Singh

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{{short description|Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Manipur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{infobox Prime Minister
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| office = [[Leader of the Opposition]] of [[Manipur]]
| term_start = 15 March 2017
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] for Thoubal
| term_start2 = 1984
| term_end2 =
| order1 = 11th
| office1 = Chief Minister of Manipur
| governor1 = [[Ved Marwah]] [[Arvind Dave]] [[Shivinder Singh Sidhu]] [[Gurbachan Jagat]] [[Ashwani Kumar (police officer)|Ashwani Kumar]] {{small|(Additional Charge)}} [[Vinod Kumar Duggal]] [[Krishan Kant Paul|K. K. Paul]] {{small|(Additional Charge)}} [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]] [[V. Shanmuganathan]] {{small|(Additional Charge)}} [[Najma Heptulla]]
| name = Okram Ibobi Singh
| image = [[File:Okram Ibobi Singh.JPG|250px]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|06|19}}
| birth_place = Athokpam Makha Leikai, [[Manipur]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| term_start1 = 7 March 2002
| term_end1 = 15 March 2017
| predecessor1 = [[Radhabinod Koijam]]
| successor1 = [[Nongthombam Biren Singh]]
| spouse = [[Landhoni Devi]]
| relations = [[Okram Henry Singh]] (Nephew)
| occupation = Politician
}}

'''Okram Ibobi Singh''' (born 19 June 1948) is an Indian Politician who was the [[Chief Ministers of Manipur|Chief Minister of Manipur]] from 2002 to 2017. In 2012, he helped his party win the state election for the third time with an absolute majority securing 42 out of the total 60 assembly seats,<ref>[https://archive.today/20130203124427/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main52.asp?filename=Ws060312Assembly.asp Congress makes a hat trick in Manipur, Ibobi front runner for CM]- Tehelka.com, 7 March 2012</ref> brushing aside anti-incumbency factor once again. He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>[http://www.worldwhoswho.com/views/entry.html?id=sl687658 IBOBI SINGH, Okram] International Who's Who. accessed 1 September 2006.</ref> In 2017 Assembly Elections, Okram Ibobi Singh defeated Leitanthem Basanta Singh and [[Irom Chanu Sharmila|Irom Sharmila]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseS144.htm|title=Constituencywise Trends|website=eciresults.nic.in|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref>

==Early life==
Okram Ibobi singh was born to Okram Angoubi and Lukamani Devi to a [[Meitei people|Meitei]] family at Athokpam of [[Thoubal district]]. He is the oldest child and has five brothers and three sisters. He was born to a poor family and helped with his father's profession. He did his graduation from D.M. College, Imphal. He is married to L. [[Landhoni Devi]], who has won two consecutive elections of [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] from [[Khangabok]] Constituency of [[Thoubal district]]. She is also the first woman [[Manipur Legislative Assembly|MLA]] of [[Thoubal district]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1070606/asp/northeast/story_7880682.asp|title=Wife joins Ibobi in House-Cong first party to get absolute majority in Manipur|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

==Assassination attempt==
In November 2006, Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh's residence was attacked by the proscribed [[People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak]] (PREPAK).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rebels-attack-cm-s-home-in-manipur-1064184|title=Rebels attack CM's home in Manipur|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=15 November 2006|newspaper=DNA India|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

On 2 September 2008, rebels in the state of Manipur attacked Shri Ibobi's official residence at Babupara, Imphal while he was sleeping. One security guard was injured in the attack, but Singh was unharmed. A member of the [[PREPAK]] claimed responsibility for the attack via phone, and indicated it was meant as a warning to Singh to stop policies meant to thwart the insurgency in Manipur.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7593244.stm|title=India leader survives bomb attack|date=2 September 2008|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In a September 2006 confidential cable released by [[WikiLeaks]], Henry V. Jardine, Principal Officer, [[U.S. Consulate General, Kolkata]], reported the Chief Minister as "Mr. Ten Percent" for the amount of money he takes from contracts and government projects.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/manipur-cm-is-corrupt-wikileaks/story-Yv51zvUerxNER8GBhF1DzN.html|title=Manipur CM is corrupt: WikiLeaks|last=Baruah|first=Sanjib Kr|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06CALCUTTA389_a.html|title=NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE OF MANIPUR EXPERIENCES ESCALATING VIOLENCE|last=Henry|first=V. Jardine|date=1 September 2006|website=www.wikileaks.org|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://manipur.gov.in/?page_id=694 Manipur State Government Portal]

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[[Category:1948 births]]
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Manipur]]
[[Category:Meitei people]]
[[Category:Manipur politicians]]
[[Category:Chief Ministers of Manipur]]
[[Category:People from Thoubal district]]
[[Category:Chief ministers from Indian National Congress]]
[[Category:Manipur MLAs 2017–]]

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