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'''Bijoy Koijam''' is a politician from [[Manipur]], [[India]]. In 2002, he was elected to the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] of Manipur, as the [[Manipur State Congress Party]] candidate in the constituency Thongju.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://imphaleast.nic.in/glance.htm| title=Results of the 9th Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections 2007 Under Impahl East District| publisher=Impahl East District| accessdate=2015-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Indian Media misinforming world community:NSCN-IM| url=http://www.nagalim.nl/news/00000344.htm| publisher=Nagalim.NL News| date=22 June 2006| accessdate=2015-07-29}}</ref> In 2003, he was appointed Minister of Family Welfare in the state government.<ref>[http://manipurassembly.nic.in/Minister300403.htm Manipur Legislative Assembly] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415005558/http://manipurassembly.nic.in/Minister300403.htm |date=15 April 2008 }}</ref> He was removed from his ministerial post in 2004.<ref>[http://manipurassembly.nic.in/Minister230804.htm Manipur Legislative Assembly] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221141652/http://manipurassembly.nic.in/Minister230804.htm |date=21 February 2009 }}</ref> In 2007, he retained his Assembly seat, contesting on behalf of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web| publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]| url=http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_2007/StatReport_AS_2007_MANIPUR_after_IC.pdf| title=Statistical Report, 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election}}{{dead link|date=July 2015}}</ref>

Koijam is the chairman of the Manipur Electronic Development Corporation.<ref>{{cite news| title=Manipur MLAs await profit shield| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060519/asp/northeast/story_6240405.asp| date=19 May 2006| work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]| location=[[Kolkata]]| accessdate=2015-07-29}}</ref>

In August 2007, a suspected [[People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak]] militant was arrested in Koijam's residence. Koijam claimed that the man had worked as his driver.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/19/stories/2007081955171200.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415021311/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/19/stories/2007081955171200.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=15 April 2008| work=[[The Hindu]]| title=Manipur MLAs deny harbouring militants| date=19 August 2007| accessdate=2015-07-29}}</ref> Koijam alleged that the arrest had been politically motivated.<ref>[http://news.oneindia.mobi/2007/08/20/418011.html Search operations at VIP quarters not politically motivated: Police]{{dead link|date=July 2015}}</ref>

In March 2008, PREPAK militants attacked Koijam's residence, hurling bombs at it.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/004200803111550.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107155114/http://www.hindu.com/holnus/004200803111550.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 November 2012 | newspaper=The Hindu | title= Bomb hurled at Congress MLA's house, no casualty | date=11 March 2008 | accessdate=8 December 2018 }}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
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[[Category:Manipur politicians]]
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