MK Preshow Shimray


MK Preshow Shimray is an Indian politician from the state of Manipur. He was elected as MLA from 45 - Chingai Assembly Constituency in Manipur in the 2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election as Indian National Congress candidate.

Early life

MK Preshow Shimray was born on 5 April 1966 at Poi village to MK Somi Shimray. He did his B.E and M.E at Salem Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. After completing his education, he worked as Scientific Officer and thereafter as Senior Scientific Officer in the Environment and Ecology Department, Manipur.

Political career

In 2012, he resigned from his engagement as senior scientific officer in order to contest the MLA election under Congress ticket. He got elected beating his nearest rival with a simple majority vote. In July 2013, MK Preshow Shimray was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly up to 2017.

Assassination bids

On 30 April 2013, the cavalcade of the deputy speaker was ambushed near Ukhrul by suspected NSCN cadres, however, there were no reports of casualty. The second bid on his life was made on 9 April 2014 by some rebel groups near Litan but, there too he escaped unharmed.

Anti tribal bills protests

All tribal MLAs in Manipur were requested to resign in protest against the passing of three anti tribal bills in Manipur Ligislative Assembly on 30 August 2015. However, many tribal MLAs paid no heed to the call of the tribal people for which many elected representatives were ostrcised from their respective constituencies. MK Preshow Shimray along with the sitting MLA of 44-Phungyar MLA constituency Victor Keishing were also declared anti-socials by the Tangkhul frontal organisations for failing to tender their resignation letters.