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Yumnam Khemchand Singh Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Age: 63
Wife: Joybala Devi
Hometown: Imphal West, Manipur

Yumnam Khemchand Singh

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ProfessionPolitician
Known forBeing the 13th Chief Minister of Manipur, India
Physical Stats
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourSalt & Pepper
Politics
Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party logo
Political Journey• 19 March 2017: Member of Manipur Legislative Assembly Incumbent
• 19 March 2017-20 March 2022: Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly
• 20 March 2022-13 February 2025: Minister for Municipal Administration Housing Development, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, and Education
• 4 February 2026: 13th Chief Minister of Manipur
Achievement5th Dan black belt in traditional South Korean taekwondo
Personal Life
Date of Birth1 March 1963 (Friday)
Age (as of 2026)63 Years
BirthplaceSingjamei Yumnam Leikai, Imphal West, Manipur, India
Zodiac signPisces
NationalityIndian
HometownImphal West, Manipur
SchoolRam Lal Paul High School, Imphal (1978)
Educational QualificationMatriculation
ReligionHinduism
CasteMeitei Vaishnavism [1]One India
Social Media• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseJoybala Devi (homemaker)
Yumnam Khemchand Singh's wife
ChildrenSon- 1
ParentsFather- Yumnam Kalachand Singh (deceased)
Mother- Gambhini Devi (deceased)
Money Factor
Assets/Properties [2]MynetaMovable Assets

• Cash: Rs. 1,50,000
• Deposits in Banks: 77,65,724
• LIC : Rs. 1,50,000
• Motor Vehicles: Rs. 88,26,887
• Jewellery: Rs. 1,76,000
• Other assets: Rs. 64,000

Immovable Assets

• Non Agricultural Land: Rs. 1,00,000
• Residential Buildings: Rs. 51,65,283
Net Worth (approx.)Rs. 1.06 crores (as of 2022) [3]Myneta

Yumnam Khemchand Singh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Yumnam Khemchand Singh

  • When he was 19 years old, he started learning Taekwondo.

  • In 1982, he founded the All Assam Taekwondo Association and served as its President.

  • He then started Taekwondo in Manipur and has served as the Vice President of the Taekwondo Federation of India.

  • In 2002, he started working as a political activist with the Democratic Revolutionary People’s Party (DRPP) in Manipur.
  • In 2012, he contested the Manipur Assembly election on the ticket of All India Trinamool Congress, but he lost to his opponent from the Indian National Congress.
  • In 2013, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

  • In 2017, during the Manipur Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 21 seats out of 60. Khemchand won from the Singjamei constituency in Manipur.

  • BJP did not receive a full majority but formed the government with help from the National People’s Party, the Naga People’s Front, and other small parties.

  • After that, Khemchand was appointed as the Speaker of the assembly.

    An old picture of Yumnam Khemchand Singh

    An old picture of Yumnam Khemchand Singh

  • During the formation of the BJP government in Manipur, eight Indian National Congress MLAs supported the BJP. Reportedly, Khemchand, as the speaker of the assembly, did not decide on the disqualification cases against them under the anti-defection law.

  • In March 2020, Thounaojam Shyamkumar Singh, one of the eight Indian National Congress MLAs who supported the BJP, was disqualified by a Supreme Court order.

  • The four MLAs of the remaining seven joined the Indian National Congress again, and the three stayed with the ruling party BJP.

  • After that, before the election for a Rajya Sabha seat from Manipur, the High Court banned the seven MLAs from the assembly and ordered the Speaker to give a report on their status.

  • Khemchand then disqualified the four who returned to the Indian National Congress and permitted the remaining three, who joined the BJP, to enter the assembly.

  • After that, BJP candidate Leishemba Sanajaoba won that Rajya Sabha seat from Manipur.

  • In 2022, during the Manipur Legislative Assembly election, the BJP won 32 seats with a majority.
  • Khemchand was one of the contenders for the chief minister’s post, but N. Biren Singh was appointed as the chief minister of Manipur.
  • Khemchand became a cabinet minister in Biren Singh’s second government.

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh while touring his constituency as a cabinet minister of Manipur

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh while touring his constituency as a cabinet minister of Manipur

  • He was given the responsibility of three departments as his portfolio, i.e. Municipal Administration and Housing Development, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, and Education.

  • In May 2023, when violence started in Manipur, the central government called Manipur cabinet ministers, including Khemchand, to Delhi.

  • Reportedly, he took a list of demands with him to Delhi that the people from the Singjamei area gave him.

  • In October 2023, reportedly, some unknown attackers threw a grenade at his house gate. In the attack, a CRPF policeman and one of Khemchand’s relatives were hurt.

  • In June 2024, a women’s group from the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity entered his house. They wanted to know about his perspective on the state’s problem. After that, Khemchand announced that he was ready to hold discussions between the fighting groups.

  • In October 2024, the Global Traditional Taekwondo Federation in Seoul, South Korea, awarded him a 5th-Dan Black Belt in traditional Taekwondo. He then became the first person in India to get 5th Dan in traditional Taekwondo.

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh posing in Taekwondo dress

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh posing in Taekwondo dress

  • On 13 February 2025, Khemchand stopped working as a Speaker when the assembly was suspended, and President’s rule was imposed in Manipur.

  • On 8 December 2025, he was the first BJP MLA from the Meitei community to visit two Kuki villages in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts since the 2023 violence began in Manipur.

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh during his visit to two Kuki villages in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts in Manipur in December 2025

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh during his visit to two Kuki villages in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts in Manipur in December 2025

  • Litan village is situated near the Myanmar border. He met people who were displaced from Kuki and asked about their lives and struggles during the violence.

  • On 4 February 2026, he was appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur after the President’s rule ended in the state.

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh while receiving flowers after being appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur

    Yumnam Khemchand Singh while receiving flowers after being appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur

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