Rishang Keishing,
94-year-old Rajya Sabha member and former four time Chief Minister of Manipur
is the oldest serving parliamentarian in the world.
He was elected to the
first Lok Sabha in 1952 as a member of the Socialist Party in the opposition.
The former school teacher had served also two tenure in Rajya Sabha and two
tenures in Lok Sabha. He joined Congress in 1962.
His term in the upper
house of Indian parliament ends on 9 April, 2014. However, he has decided to
voluntarily retire on 21 February 2014. He is from Bungpa village, Ukhrul
District in Manipur.
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