Ex-speaker E Biramani no more, many condole
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, December 13 2022: Former speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Elangbam Biramani breathed passed away at his Langmeidong Bazar residence on Tuesday morning.

He was 87 .

Incumbent speaker Th Satyabrata has condoled the sudden demise of Biramani and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace in the heavenly abode.

He also shared pain and grief of the bereaved family.

Biramani is survived by wife Memma Devi, three sons and three daughters.

Biramani was born at Elangkhangpokpi to Ibom-cha and Keinya Devi and married Memma Devi be fore joining politics from a very young age.

He shifted to Langmeidong Bazar as a political strategy and contested as Independent candidate in the assembly election held in 1967 from Hiyanglam AC for the first time but was unsuccessful.

He got elected under Indian National Congress ticket in the 1984 assembly election and became agriculture, horticulture and fisheries minister.

He was elected for the second time on INC ticket in 1990 and became the speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly after a brief spell as chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Board.

He got elected for the third time in 2002 under NCP ticket and became the revenue minister.

Meanwhile, SWC Langmeidong, LMLCC Langmeidong, DYA Elangkhangpokpi and Hiyanglam BJP Mandal have expressed deep condolences on the sudden demise of Elangbam Biramani.

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