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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox Indian politician|office=Member of the [[ Manipur Legislative Assembly]]}}
'''Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh''' (born 1963)<ref name=":1" /> is an Indian politician from [[Manipur]]. He is a four-time member of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] from [[Lamsang Assembly constituency]] in [[Imphal West district]]. He won the [[2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election]], representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Lamsang Manipur Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: BJP Candidate SOROKHAIBAM RAJEN SINGH wins from Lamsang , Details Inside |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/lamsang-election-2022-results-live-updates-constituency-vote-counting-winner-loser-tally-who-will-win-bjp-congress-sp-bsp-aap-manipur-assembly-election-2022-latest-news-1518570 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> He served as [[Pro tempore|pro-tem]] speaker of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |date=2022-03-13 |title=Manipur: Senior BJP MLA Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh sworn-in as the protem speaker of assembly |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/manipur/manipur-senior-bjp-mla-sorokhaibam-rajen-singh-sworn-in-as-the-protem-speaker-of-assembly/articleshow/90186923.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Rajen is from Salam Keikhu, [[Lamshang|Lamsang]] in Imphal West district, Manipur. He is the son of Sorokhaibam Yaimabi Singh. He married Taorem Shyama Devi, and they have two sons, Sorokhaibam Jayananda Singh and Sorokhaibam Rohit Singh, and a daughter, Sorokhaibam Bandana Devi.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://ceomanipur.nic.in/Affidavits/AssemblyElection/2022/17/Sorokhaibam%20Rajen%20Singh.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217132021/https://ceomanipur.nic.in/Affidavits/AssemblyElection/2022/17/Sorokhaibam%20Rajen%20Singh.pdf | archive-date=2022-02-17}}</ref> He completed his B.A. in 1988 at Y. K. College, Wangjing, which is affiliated with [[Manipur University]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party):Constituency- Lamsang (Imphal West) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/manipur2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=56 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
Singh won from Lamsang Assembly constituency representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. He polled 15,185 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Pukhrambam Sumati Devi of the [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]], by a margin of 400 votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lamsang Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh of BJP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/lamsang-election-result-2022-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-4858256.html |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-09 |title=Lamsang (Manipur) Assembly Election Results 2022 Live: Winner, Runner-up |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/lamsang-manipur-assembly-election-results-2022-live-winner-runner-up-candidates-7809967/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Lamsang, Manipur Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP retains Lamsang seat, Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh wins with 15185 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/lamsang-manipur-assembly-election-results-2022-live-updates-1923449-2022-03-09 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He first became an MLA winning the [[1995 Manipur Legislative Assembly election]] representing the Indian National Congress. He defeated independent candidate Wangkheimayum Brajabidhu Singh by a margin of 327 votes. He retained the seat in the [[2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election]] but this time on [[Manipur State Congress Party]] ticket. However, he lost the next three elections in [[2002 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|2002]], [[2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|2007]] and [[2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|2012]]. He regained the seat winning the [[2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election]] representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2017, he defeated his arch rival Wangkheimayum Brajabidhu Singh of the Indian National Congress again by a margin of 1,280 votes.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Manipur]]
[[Category:Manipur MLAs 1995–2000]]
[[Category:Manipur MLAs 2000–2002]]
[[Category:Manipur MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:Manipur MLAs 2022–2027]]
[[Category:People from Imphal West district]]

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Antoniochx at 14:43, 7 March 2026