Anusuiya Uikey

Anusuiya Uikey (born 10 April 1957) is a politician who served as Governor of Chhatisgarh and Governor of Manipur from 2019 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024 respectively. She was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Damua in the 1985 as a member of the Indian National Congress. She became Minister for Women and Child Development in Arjun Singh cabinet. However, she lost the election in 1990 for the same seat. In 1998, She joined Bharatiya Janata Party and unsuccessfully contested the 1998 elections from same only.^[1] She became a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh in 2006.^[2][3][4][5]

Anusuiya Uikey
18th Governor of Manipur
In office 23 February 2023 – 26 July 2024
Chief Minister	N. Biren Singh
Preceded by	La. Ganesan
Succeeded by	Lakshman Prasad Acharya (additional charge)
6th Governor of Chhattisgarh
In office 29 July 2019 – 22 February 2023
Chief Minister	Bhupesh Baghel
Preceded by	Anandiben Patel
Succeeded by	B. Harichandan
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 3 February 1985 – 27 February 1990
Preceded by	Parasram Dhurve
Succeeded by	Kamla Wadiva
Constituency	Damua
Minister for Women and Child Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh
In office 1985–1990
Personal details
Born	(1957-04-10) 10 April 1957 (age 68) Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India
Citizenship	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1998–2019) [a]
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (1985–1998)
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Imphal
Alma mater	M.A. (Economics), LL.B.
Profession	Agriculturist and Social Worker

She was Governor of Chhattisgarh from 16 July 2019 to 12 February 2023 and was appointed Governor of Manipur on 12 February 2023 till 2024.^[6]

Notes

1. According to the Indian Constitution, whenever a politician becomes the Governor of any state, his membership of the political party ends automatically