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Phungzathang Tonsing

Indian politician (1939–2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Phungzathang Tonsing was an Indian politician and member of the National People's Party. Tonsing was a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Churachandpur constituency on the Indian National Congress ticket in Churachandpur district. He was from the Paite tribe. Political Positions held:

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~ 1972 - Elected Member of District Council (MDC) from Ngazam Constituency (unopposed) from Congress (I) ticket. Became Chairman, Autonomous District Council, Churachandpur.

~ 1980 - Elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thanlon Assembly Constituency from Congress (I) ticket. Became Minister of State (MoS) for Medical/Sports/Publicity & Tourism.

~ 1984 - Elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thanlon Assembly Constituency from Congress (I) ticket for the second term. Became Minister of Health & Family Welfare

Established ANM/FHW Training School nearby District Hospital Campus, Churachandpur in 1985.

~ 1990 - Elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thanlon Assembly Constituency from Congress (I) ticket for the third term. Became Minister of Public Health Engineering Department & Tourism.

~ 1995 - Appointed President of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) during the regime of Shri Narashimha Rao, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India till 1998.

~ 2002 - Elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Churachandpur Assembly Constituency from Indian National Congress [INC] ticket. Became Minister of Irrigation & Flood Control Department/Tribal Development & Transport.

~ 2007 - Elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Churachandpur Assembly Constituency from Indian National Congress [INC] ticket for the second term in Churachandpur Assembly Constituency. Became Minister of Power/Horticulture & Soil Conservation/Tribal Development & Hills.

~ 2012 - Elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Churachandpur Assembly Constituency from Indian National Congress [INC] ticket for the third term in Churachandpur Assembly Constituency. Became Minister of Health & Family Welfare/General Administrative Department/Command Area Development Agency till 2015.

~ He was a Member of All India Congress Committee (AICC) till 2016.[1][2][3] He died on 19 December 2018 at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.

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