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{{Infobox officeholder
| order= Deputy Speaker
| name= MK Preshow Shimray
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| birth_place = [[Poi, Ukhrul|Poi]], India
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2020-Present)
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (Till July 2020)
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| occupation = Politician
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'''MK Preshow Shimray''' is an [[India]]n 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<ref>https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2020/07/16/manipur-former-deputy-speaker-mk-preshow-3-other-leaders-join-bjp</ref>

==Early life==
MK Preshow Shimray was born on 5 April 1966 at [[Poi, Ukhrul|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<ref>{{cite web|title=Deputy Speaker|url=http://istvimphal.net/preshow-shimray-elected-as-deputy-speaker/|accessdate=30 November 2015| work=ISTV}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=First assassination attempt|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=18..010513.may13|accessdate=30 November 2015| work=e-pao}}</ref> The second bid on his life was made on 9 April 2014 by some rebel groups near Litan but, there too he escaped unharmed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Assassination bid|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Manipur-deputy-speaker-escapes-unhurt-in-rebel-attack/articleshow/33550172.cms|accessdate=30 November 2015| work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Deputy speaker Preshow escape|url=http://northeastnews.in/news_details.php?c=25&%20n=5479#.Vlvm8EZWXd4|accessdate=30 November 2015| work=North east news}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=MLAs Expelled|url=http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/58341/tnl-expels-two-congress-mlas|accessdate=30 November 2015|work=The Sangai Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142537/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/58341/tnl-expels-two-congress-mlas|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1966 births]]
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[[Category:Manipur politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]

MK Preshow Shimray - Revision history

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