Manipur's Dr. Bimol Akoijam Angomcha: Professor-Turned-Politician in Lok Sabha

The official strength of the Lok Sabha is 543, and of this, 481 sitting MPs are salaried. The RTI response does not specify the status of the remaining MPs. There are a total of 543 seats in the Lower House of Parliament, though two seats are currently vacant. The MP from Manipur is Dr. Bimol Akoijam Angomcha, who does not draw the salary that a Lok Sabha MP receives. Dr. Bimolbimol Akoijam was a professor at JNU. He is an Indian academician, filmmaker, and politician. He hails from Imphal, the capital of Manipur. Dr. Bimol has been an associate professor at the School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is the 18th Lok Sabha MP from the Inner Manipur constituency of Manipur as a member of the Indian National Congress in the 2024 Indian general election. Dr. Bimolbimol Akoijam belongs to the Meitei community of Manipur. He was born around 1967. He holds an MA in Psychology and his 2024 Ph.D. in Sociology and Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Dr. Akoijam studied at the Centre for Cultural Studies and Cultural Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi