The People's Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRAJA) is a political party in the Indian state of

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

. The party was founded in 2016 by Irom Sharmila, as a co-convener. The convener Erendro Leichombam has a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and is a former consultant with the UNDP. The party was launched after the ending of a hunger strike by Irom Sharmila on 9 August 2016, which had lasted for 16 years of fasting. The major aim of the party is to end the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in the state of

. and Bring Clean Politics to the state of Manipur. In 2017, the party contested two Assembly constituencies of Khurai and

Khangabok Khangabok is a village located about 25 km south of Imphal, in the state of Manipur, India. Its jurisdiction falls under the Thoubal District Division. Khangabok is one of the largest villages in Manipur in terms of area and population. Th ...

is the home constituency of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. In the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election, the winner in Thoubal, Ibobi Singh, received 18,649 votes and Sharmilla received 90 votes, the fewest of the five candidates.

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