Rishang Keishing

Rishang Keishing
6th Chief Minister of Manipur
In office
14 December 1994 – 15 December 1997
GovernorV. K. Nayar
Oudh Narayan Shrivastava
Preceded byRaj Kumar Dorendra Singh
Succeeded byWahengbam Nipamacha Singh
In office
19 June 1981 – 3 March 1988
GovernorLallan Prasad Singh
S. M. H. Burney
K. V. Krishna Rao
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byRaj Kumar Dorendra Singh
In office
27 November 1980 – 27 February 1981
GovernorLallan Prasad Singh
Preceded byRaj Kumar Dorendra Singh
Succeeded byRaj Kumar Jaichandra Singh
Personal details
Born(1920-10-25)25 October 1920
Imphal, Manipur, British India
Died22 August 2017(2017-08-22) (aged 96)
Imphal, Manipur, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKhatingla
Children6
Alma materScottish Church College,
St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College
OccupationPolitician

Rishang Keishing (25 October 1920 – 22 August 2017) was an Indian politician from Manipur. Keishing served as Chief Minister of Manipur from 1980 to 1988 and from 1994 to 1998. He was a former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Manipur. He is the first Chief Minister of Manipur to complete his full term from 1981-1988.