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Thokchom Lokeshwar Singh (born 1967) is an Indian politician from Manipur. He is a three time Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from Khundrakpam, representing the Indian National Congress.
Early life and education
Singh is from Khundrakpam, Imphal East District, Manipur. He is the son of Thokchom Navakumar Singh. He completed his M.A. in 2003 at Manipur University.
Career
Singh became an MLA for the first time winning the 2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election defeating Laishram Premchandra Singh of CPI by a margin of 582 votes. He retained the seat in the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election defeating Thangjam Mohendro Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 3,509 votes. He won the Khundrakpam seat for Congress, for the third consecutive term, winning the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. In 2022, he polled 12211 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Thangjam Mohendro Singh of the BJP, by a margin of 215 votes.