MK Preshow Shimray

MK Preshow Shimray is an Indian politician from the state of Manipur. He was elected as MLA from 45 - Chingai (ST) Assembly Constituency in Manipur in the 2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election as Indian National Congress candidate.He Joined Bharatiya Janata Party In July 2020[1]

MK Preshow Shimray
Deputy Speaker
Personal details
Born (1966-04-05) 5 April 1966
Poi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2020-Present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (Till July 2020)
OccupationPolitician

Early life

MK Preshow Shimray was born on 5 April 1966 at Poi village to MK Somi Shimray. He did his B.E and M.E (Environment) at Salem Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. After completing his education, he worked as Scientific Officer and thereafter as Senior Scientific Officer in the Environment and Ecology Department, Manipur.

Political career

In 2012, he resigned from his engagement as senior scientific officer in order to contest the MLA election under Congress ticket. He got elected beating his nearest rival with a simple majority vote. In July 2013, MK Preshow Shimray was elected as the Deputy Speaker[2] of the Manipur Legislative Assembly up to 2017.

Assassination bids

On 30 April 2013, the cavalcade of the deputy speaker was ambushed near Ukhrul by suspected NSCN (IM) cadres, however, there were no reports of casualty.[3] The second bid on his life was made on 9 April 2014 by some rebel groups near Litan but, there too he escaped unharmed.[4][5]

Anti tribal bills protests

All tribal MLAs in Manipur were requested to resign in protest against the passing of three anti tribal bills in Manipur Legislative Assembly on 30 August 2015. However, many tribal MLAs paid no heed to the call of the tribal people for which many elected representatives were ostracised from their respective constituencies. MK Preshow Shimray along with the sitting MLA of 44-Phungyar MLA constituency Victor Keishing (son of Rishang Keishing)were also declared anti-socials by the Tangkhul frontal organisations for failing to tender their resignation letters.[6]

References
  1. https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2020/07/16/manipur-former-deputy-speaker-mk-preshow-3-other-leaders-join-bjp
  2. "Deputy Speaker". ISTV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. "First assassination attempt". e-pao. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. "Assassination bid". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. "Deputy speaker Preshow escape". North east news. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. "MLAs Expelled". The Sangai Express. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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