Rajkumar Dorendra Singh, also known as R. K. Dorendra Singh (30 September 1934 – 30 March 2018) was a senior Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Northeast Indian state of Manipur.[1][2]
In the past, he represented a number of political parties. He was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and a few other parties earlier. He was the Chief Minister of Manipur (Manipur Peoples Party) from 6 December 1974 to 16 May 1977, again from 14 January 1980 to 27 November 1980, and from 8 April 1992 to 11 April 1993. [3]
He was elected to the Upper House of the Indian Parliament - the Rajya Sabha from Manipur and served from 20 September 1988 till 12 March 1990 from Indian National Congress party.[4]
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edit- ^ "Former Manipur chief minister R K Dorendra Singh passes away at 83". The Indian Express. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Chaube, Shibani Kinkar (1985). Electoral politics in northeast India. Universities Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-86131-470-6.
- ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Manipur & Their Tenure Periods".
- ^ "List of Rajya Sabha members Since 1952".