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{{Infobox Indian politician | office = Member of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]]}}
'''Sapam Nishikant Singh''' (born in 1965)<ref name=":1" /> is an Indian politician from [[Manipur]]. He is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Keishamthong Assembly constituency]] in [[Imphal West district|Imphal West District]]. He won the [[2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election]], as an independent politician,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Keisamthong, Manipur Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: INDEPENDENT's Sapam Nishikant Singh defeats RPI(Ath)'s Maheshwar Thounaojam with 187 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/keisamthong-manipur-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1923444-2022-03-09 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> and then pledged support to the Bharatiya Janata Party government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-03-11 |title=Independent winner extends support to BJP in Manipur |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/Mar/11/independent-winner-extends-support-to-bjp-in-manipur-2428994.html |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Singh is from [[Keishamthong Assembly constituency|Keishamthong]], [[Imphal West district|Imphal West District]], Manipur. He is the son of the late Sapam Mani Singh. He completed his B.Com. (Honours) in 1987 at Sriram College of Commerce, which is affiliated with Delhi University.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sapam Nishikant Singh(Independent(IND)):Constituency- KEISAMTHONG(IMPHAL WEST) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/manipur2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=75 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> He is one of the richest candidates in the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] according to the self-declared affidavit published by the Election Commission of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sapam Nishikant, richest candidate in Manipur polls 2022, beats rivals |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/manipur/sapam-nishikant-richest-candidate-in-manipur-polls-2022-beats-rivals |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}}</ref> He is the publisher of [[The Sangai Express]] newspaper.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=S |first=Vangamla Salle K. |date=2022-02-18 |title=Manipur 2022: Won't take salary, will contribute to LAD fund, says Sapam Nishikant Singh |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2022/02/18/manipur-2022-wont-take-salary-will-contribute-to-lad-fund-says-sapam-nishikant-singh/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Singh won from Keishamthong Assembly constituency as an independent politician in the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. He polled 8,874 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Maheshwar Thounaojam of the [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)]], by a margin of 187 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keishamthong Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Sapam Nishikant Singh of IND Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/keishamthong-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4855787.html |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he joined the BJP but was denied a ticket for the 2022 Assembly election and he contested as an independent candidate and won. He pledged that he would not take any salary and would contribute his salary to Local Area Development funds.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Independent politicians in India]]
[[Category:Manipur MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:People from Imphal West district]]

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