Name of Member: Prof. Meijinlung Kamson
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Outer Manipur-ST (Manipur)
Lok Sabha Experience: 8,9,10,11
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament XI LOK SABHA
KAMSON, PROF. MEIJINLUNG
CONGRESS (I) - OUTER MANIPUR (ST) (MANIPUR)
Father's Name : Late Shri K. Kamphul Kamson
Date of Birth : 17 January 1939
Place of Birth : Majorkhul in Distt. Imphal (Manipur)
Marital Status : Married on 12 May 1967
Spouse's Name : Smt. P. Gaichui
Children : Two sons and three daughters
Educational Qualifications :
B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Pol. Sc.)
Educated at D.M. College, Imphal (Manipur) and Gauhati
University (Assam)
Profession :
Teacher, Social and Political Worker, Educationist, Journalist
and Sportsman
Permanent Address :
Majorkhul, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Imphal-795001 (Manipur)
Tel. (0358) 20003
Positions Held :
1984 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)
1985 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports
1985-86 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource
Development
Chairman, Standing Committee of Congress Parliamentary
Party on Youth Affairs and Sports
1985-87 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes
1985-89 Member, Committee for North-East Railway Zone, Ministry of
Railways
Member, Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee for
Lumding Sector, Ministry of Railways
Member, Telecom Advisory Committee North East Circle,
Ministry of Communications
Member, Manipur State Committee of Congress Party in
Parliament
1985-92 Joint Secretary, A.I.C.C.(I)
1985-86 Member, A.I.C.C.(I)
1986-87 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Personnel and
Training, Administrative Reforms, Public Grievances and
Pension
1987-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Law and Justice
1989 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1989 Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Forests
1989-91 Convener, Standing Committee of Congress Parliamentary
Party on Home Affairs
1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings
of the House
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms
1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the third time
1991-95 State Convener, Congress Parliamentary Party
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment
and Forests
Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
1993-95 Member, National Committee of Panchayati Raj Abhiyan
Member, Committee of select MPs and Experts on the Law for
extending provisions of the Constitution (73rd Amendment)
Act, 1992 (Panchayati and Nagarpalika) Act, 1992
1995 Member, National Committee on A.I.C.C. Vichar Vibhag
Sept.1995- Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
May 1996
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the fourth time
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Founder and Editor, 'Changathan' (a monthly); Asstt. Editor,
'The Chingtam' (a Manipuri Daily) 1977-78; Founder Secretary,
Adimjati Hindi Press, Imphal, 1977-84; President, Zeliangrong
literature and language Committee, 1979; Managing Editor,
Congress Vernika (monthly), A.I.C.C. (I), 1985-86; Editorial
Advisor, Easterm Courier,(a National weekly), New Delhi, 1994-95;
Member, Advisory Board for Academic Archives, Manipur State Kala
Akademy, 1984
Social and Cultural Activities :
Secretary, Kabui Naga Association, Manipur, 1959; Founder
President (i) Manipur C.T. Films Co-op. Society Ltd. 1972;
(ii) Indian Tribal Cultural Forum, 1979; and (iii) United Naga
Council, Manipur, 1979-80; President, Zeliangrong Naga Union,
(Manipur, Nagaland, Assam), 1975-85; Founder Secretary, The Naga
Hindi Vidyapeeth, Manipur, 1977-84, Founder Member, Hill People's
Conference, Manipur,1978; Vice-President, Kalyan Ashram, Manipur,
1979-85; Founder Treasurer, United Action for Rural Development,
Manipur, 1981; Member, Himalaya Seva Sangha, 1983-84; Founder
Chairman, The Oriental Institute of Arts and Culture, Manipur,
1985; Member, Senate of Manipur University, 1985-89; and
associated with various Co-operative Societies
Special Interests :
Law and order, international affairs, science and technology,
cultural upliftment of the poor, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
Tribes and backward classes
Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Films, theatre, sports, reading and music
Sports and Clubs :
Football, badminton and chess
Other Information :
Secretary, Zeliangrong Students Union, 1959; Asstt. General
Secretary, Guwahati University; Manipur Students Association,
1960-61; Head, Department of Political Science and Senior
Lecturer/Associate Professor, College and Manipur University,
1963-84; Founder Secretary, Imphal City Kabui Cemetery Committee,
1964; Member, Himalaya Sena Sangh 1983-84; Member, Works Advisory
Board; Tribal Development Department, Govt. of Manipur, 1984;
General Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad,1985-86;
Member, Telephone Advisory Committee, Manipur, 1985-89; Senior
Vice-Chairman, Indo-Italian Society, 1987-88; Member, Court of
the North Eastern Hill University, 1991-93; Founder Chairman,
Rani Gaidinliu Foundation, 1993; President, Lok Tak Project
Karmachari Sangh, 1995; Founder Chairman, Thrift and Credit
Co-operative Society Ltd; Founder Secretary, Imphal Housing
Co-operative Society Ltd.
Election Result :
Outer Manipur-ST Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 6,64,337
Total votes polled 5,54,047
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates:
(1) Prof. Meijinlung Kamson (I.N.C.) 2,65,325
(2) Shri Kimneilhing Gangte (Ind.) 1,97,217
(3) Shri Shimreingam Shaiza (F.P.M.) 37,264
(4) Shri S. Lorho [(A.I.I.C.(T)] 24,500
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