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			\| name = Thounoujam Chaoba
			\| birth_date = 24 May 1937
			\| birth_place = Utlou,Bishnupur
			\| nationality = Indian
			\| occupation = Politician
			\| party = BJP
			}}

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	'''Thounaojam Chaoba Singh''' (born 24 May 1937 in Utlou, [[Bishnupur district]], [[Manipur]]) is former Indian [[Union Council of Ministers of India\|Union minister]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] state president from [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title = BJP mulls legal battle against funds misuse\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150416/jsp/northeast/story_14735.jsp\|access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = Chaoba Singh out of poll race\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131017/jsp/northeast/story_17459728.jsp\|access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/archives/th-singh-chaoba/article1-15042.aspx\|title = Th Singh Chaoba}}</ref>		'''Thounaojam Chaoba Singh''' (born 24 May 1937 in Utlou, [[Bishnupur district]], [[Manipur]]) is former Indian [[Union Council of Ministers of India\|Union minister]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] state president from [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title = BJP mulls legal battle against funds misuse\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150416/jsp/northeast/story_14735.jsp\|access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title = Chaoba Singh out of poll race\|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131017/jsp/northeast/story_17459728.jsp\|access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/archives/th-singh-chaoba/article1-15042.aspx\|title = Th Singh Chaoba}}{{dead link\|date=August 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref>

	He began his career with the [[Indian National Congress]]. From 1972, to 1995, Chaoba won from the [[Nambol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Nambol]] Assembly Seat 5 times. He was Deputy Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1975. He became deputy chief minister of Manipur from 1994 to 1995.		He began his career with the [[Indian National Congress]]. From 1972, to 1995, Chaoba won from the [[Nambol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Nambol]] Assembly Seat 5 times. He was Deputy Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1975. He became deputy chief minister of Manipur from 1994 to 1995.

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'''Thounaojam Chaoba Singh''' (born 24 May 1937 in Utlou, [[Bishnupur district]], [[Manipur]]) is former Indian [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union minister]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] state president from [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = BJP mulls legal battle against funds misuse|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150416/jsp/northeast/story_14735.jsp|access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Chaoba Singh out of poll race|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131017/jsp/northeast/story_17459728.jsp|access-date = 2015-09-23}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/archives/th-singh-chaoba/article1-15042.aspx|title = Th Singh Chaoba}}</ref>

He began his career with the [[Indian National Congress]]. From 1972, to 1995, Chaoba won from the [[Nambol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nambol]] Assembly Seat 5 times. He was Deputy Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1975. He became deputy chief minister of Manipur from 1994 to 1995.

He was elected to the 11th [[Lok Sabha]] in 1996 from [[Inner Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Inner Manipur]] from the [[Indian National Congress]]. He was elevated to the role of Congress Party state president in 1997.

He was re-elected from this seat to the [[12th Lok Sabha]] in 1998 and [[13th Lok Sabha]] in 1999, but both times contesting with his regional party, the [[Manipur State Congress Party]].

In 1999, he became the Union Minister of State, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports in the government of Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name=":0" />

Chaoba Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the 2004 Indian General Elections. He was named the Manipur BJP President and kept that role until 2006.

In the interim years, Singh formed his own [[Manipur People's Party]].

In 2012, he was once again named Manipur BJP President and held that position until 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Chaoba-is-Manipur-BJP-chief-to-fight-corruption/articleshow/17658915.cms | title=Chaoba is Manipur BJP chief, to fight corruption | date=18 December 2012 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=8 December 2018 }}</ref>

Chaoba Singh was named by various source as one of the front-runners to be [[Chief Minister of Manipur|Chief Minister]] during the [[2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election]]. However, he ended up losing from the [[Nambol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nambol]] and post went to [[N. Biren Singh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manipur-election-results-2017/articleshow/57576559.cms|title=Manipur election results 2017: Hung verdict in Manipur;Congress bags 28 seats, BJP gets 21|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=11 March 2017}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=460&lastls=13 Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile]

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