Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh

{{Short description|9th Chief Minister of Manipur}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh

| image =

| order = 9th

| office = Chief Minister of Manipur

| governor = Oudh Narayan Shrivastava
Ved Marwah

| term_start = 16 December 1997

| term_end = 14 February 2001

| predecessor = Rishang Keishing

| successor = Radhabinod Koijam

| constituency = Wangoi

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|7|17|1930|12|17|df=y}}

| death_place = Imphal, Manipur, India

| birth_date ={{Death date|1930|12|17|df=y}}

}}

Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh (17 December 1930 – 17 July 2012){{Cite web|title = Nipamacha's death anniv|url = http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/54029/nipamachas-death-anniv|website = www.thesangaiexpress.com|accessdate = 2015-09-21|archive-date = 15 August 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150815232401/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/54029/nipamachas-death-anniv|url-status = dead}} was chief Minister of the northeastern India state of Manipur.{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090116/jsp/northeast/story_10396400.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026052354/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090116/jsp/northeast/story_10396400.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2012|title=BJP names poll candidate|publisher=The Telegraph India|accessdate=30 April 2011|location=Calcutta, India|date=16 January 2009}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Former-Manipur-CM-Wahengbam-Nipamacha-Singh-passes-away/articleshow/15021900.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103164755/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/guwahati/32713598_1_okram-ibobi-singh-chief-minister-imphal-west-district|url-status=live|archive-date=3 January 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|title=Former Manipur CM Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh passes away|date=17 July 2012}}{{Cite news|title = Wahengbam Nipamacha passes away|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/wahengbam-nipamacha-passes-away/article3650416.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2012-07-18|access-date = 2015-09-21|issn = 0971-751X|language = en}} Nipamacha Singh became chief minister replacing Rishang Keishing from the Congress in 1997.

In 1997, he started the Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP){{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1812/18121210.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011230175704/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1812/18121210.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 December 2001|title=A spell of President's Rule |publisher=Frontline|accessdate=30 April 2011}} while he was the Speaker in the same year. Though he won the 2000 election for the second time, he was removed the very next year when President's rule was declared in the state. Saying, "It is a sin to be with a party that does not have any representation in Parliament. However powerful the party might be on home turf, it cannot raise Manipur’s problems in Parliament if it does not have any MP", he left the party.{{Cite web|title = The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070214/asp/northeast/story_7385807.asp|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225024/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070214/asp/northeast/story_7385807.asp|url-status = dead|archive-date = 4 March 2016|website = www.telegraphindia.com|accessdate = 2015-09-21}} He formed the Manipur National Conference (MNC) in 2002. He lost his seat in the 2002 Assembly election.{{Cite web|title = The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050628/asp/northeast/story_4918032.asp|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204756/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050628/asp/northeast/story_4918032.asp|url-status = dead|archive-date = 4 March 2016|website = www.telegraphindia.com|accessdate = 2015-09-21}}

In 2008, Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),{{Cite web|title = The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} Northeast {{!}} 'Resurgent' MPP out to dent Cong fortress|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081217/jsp/northeast/story_10260805.jsp|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230445/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081217/jsp/northeast/story_10260805.jsp|url-status = dead|archive-date = 4 March 2016|website = www.telegraphindia.com|accessdate = 2015-09-21}} from Rashtriya Janata Dal.{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081204/jsp/northeast/story_10201232.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026052401/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081204/jsp/northeast/story_10201232.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2012|title=Nipamacha Singh joins BJP|publisher=The Telegraph India|accessdate=30 April 2011|location=Calcutta, India|date=4 December 2008}} The MSCP later merged with the Congress in 2014.{{Cite web|title = Manipur party joins Cong|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140404/jsp/frontpage/story_18152776.jsp#.Vf_1E53tmko|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408060505/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140404/jsp/frontpage/story_18152776.jsp#.Vf_1E53tmko|url-status = dead|archive-date = 8 April 2014|accessdate = 2015-09-21}} Before 2008, he was president of the RJD's Manipur unit.