IMPHAL, March 27 -- Accompanied by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, filed his nomination papers on Wednesday (March 27).

The elections for Inner Manipur Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency is scheduled to take place on April 19.

Th Basanta Kumar Singh submitted his nomination papers at the office of the Inner Manipur parliament constituency returning officer (RO) on Wednesday (March 27).

Thounaojam Basanta Kumar, a sitting MLA and the education minister of Manipur, is the son of Th Chaoba Singh, a former union minister.

He hails from Utlou in Imphal West district of Manipur.

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