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'''Longjam Thambou Singh''' was an Indian politician from the state of [[Manipur]]. He was associated with [[Indian National Congress]]. In the [[1967 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|1967 state elections]], he was elected to the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Keishamthong Assembly constituency|Keishamthong constituency]], securing 4,488 (33.54%) votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3702-manipur-1967/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref> For 12 days, (from 13 to 24 October 1967) he served as the [[List of chief ministers of Manipur|Chief Minister of Manipur]].<br />
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In the 1967 elections, the Congress had won 16 out of 30 seats. But with the support of 7 independent leaders [[Mairembam Koireng Singh]] became the Chief Minister again in March 1967. In October 1967, 9 leaders left the Congress and Meirembam's government ended. Longjam Thambou Singh formed the first coalition government in the state under the name "Manipur United Front". But immediately a politician from this coalition left his group and joined the Congress, followed by the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly resigning. Unable to elect a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Singh's government was dismissed and [[President's rule]] was imposed in Manipur.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM talks of 10 times Manipur has been under President's rule|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/pm-manipur-presidents-rule-9430720/ |access-date=5 November 2024 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date= 3 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6JcWSf6jTMYC&dq=Longjam+Thambou&pg=PA88 |title=Survey of Research in Sociology and Social Anthropology in North-East India |isbn=9788186030875 |author=Nikhlesh Kumar |year= 1999 |publisher=Regency Publications}}</ref><br />
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