Leishemba Sanajaoba | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bhabananda Singh |
| Constituency | Manipur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1972 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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| Relatives | Bodhchandra Singh (grandfather) also see Kingdom of Manipur |
| Residence(s) | Royal Palace Compound, Imphal, Imphal East District, Manipur |
| Alma mater | B.A. (English Hons.), Maharaja Bodhchandra College |
| Source: [1] | |
Leishemba Sanajaoba is the current member of the former royal family of the princely state of Manipur in India, and a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party from Manipur. In 2020, he was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from Manipur.[1][2][3] He is often addressed with the honorific "maharaja", which is not a statutory title.[4] He continues to be the symbolic and spiritual head of ritualistic traditions of the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur.[1]