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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 26:
As expected, veteran Congress leader Rishang Keishing was today elected by the State Assembly to represent the State in the Rajya Sabha, making him the oldest MP in the Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha.
Keishing will be sworn in as an MP on April 9.
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With the Congress enjoying a majority in the State Assembly and with the support of its allies in the SPF assured, the victory of Rishang Keishing was along expected lines and he received 49 votes while the National People's Party nominee BD Behring garnered 8 votes.
The voting was held in the Committee room of the Assembly with 59 of the 60 MLAs casting their vote.
While MPP MLA RK Anand stayed away, two other votes were declared invalid.
Returning Officer and Secretary of the Assembly Secretariat T Joute announced the election of Rishang Keishing and handed him the certificate of election.
About 88 years old, Rishang was first elected to Parliament in the 1952 Lok Sabha election.
He has had three stint in the Lok Sabha, one term in the Rajya Sabha has been a member of the State Assembly for 33 years.
Rishang also has the distinction of being the longest serving Chief Minister of Manipur till date.
Later interacting with media persons, Rishang extended his gratitude to the allies of the Congress in the SPF as well as the Independent MLAs for extending their support to him.
The veteran leader also thanked the people of Manipur for standing by him through all the years of his political career.
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