K. Beichhua

{{short description|Indian politician and surgeon}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox AM | honorific_prefix = | name = Dr. K. Beichhua | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = President of the Mizoram Bharatiya Janata Party | predecessor = Vanhlalmuaka | term_start = 30 June 2025 | office1 = Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly | constituency1 = Saiha | term_start1 = 2013 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = S. Hiato | prior_term = | president = JP Nadda Nitin Nabin | pronunciation = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|12|19}} | birth_place = Thingsen, Mizoram, India | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2023-present)<ref name="K Beichhua joins BJP">{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/mizoram-elections/ahead-of-mizoram-elections-former-mnf-minister-k-beichhua-joins-bjp-123100900913_1.html|title=Ahead of Mizoram elections, former MNF minister K Beichhua joins BJP|work=Business Standard|accessdate=9 October 2023}}</ref> | other_party = Mizo National Front (2013-2023) Independent (2008-13) | height =  | spouse = | relations = | children = 4<ref name = "MLA"/> | mother = | father = K. Thachho | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = Regional Medical College | occupation = Politician & MBBS | profession = | known_for = | salary = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards =  | signature = | signature_alt =  | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | footnotes = }}

'''Dr. K. Beichhua''' is an Indian politician and retired surgeon. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and is the current president of the Mizoram state unit of the BJP. He is serving as a member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of the Mizo National Front (MNF)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/mizoram/2023/01/26/mizoram-mnf-expels-two-senior-leaders-for-anti-party-activities/|title=Mizoram: MNF expels two senior leaders for ‘anti-party activities’}}</ref> as a member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly for Saiha before resigning to join the BJP.<ref name="K Beichhua resigns as MLA"/> He previously served in the Government of Mizoram as Minister for Social Welfare, Excise & Narcotics & Sericulture department.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council of Minister |url=http://mizoram.nic.in/gov/minister.htm |website=mizoram.nic.in |accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> He resigned as MLA and later joined the BJP after getting expelled from the MNF for anti-party activities.<ref name="K Beichhua resigns as MLA">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/mizoram/story/mizoram-ruling-mnf-legislator-k-beichhua-resigns-to-contest-on-bjp-ticket-in-upcoming-assembly-polls-690022-2023-10-06|title=Mizoram: Ruling MNF legislator K Beichhua resigns, to contest on BJP ticket in upcoming Assembly polls|work=India Today NE|accessdate=9 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://northeastlivetv.com/around-ne/mizoram/expelled-mnf-mla-k-beichhua-resigns-to-join-bjp/|title=Expelled MNF MLA K Beichhua resigns, to join BJP|work=NorthEast Live|accessdate=6 October 2023}}</ref> He was then elected in 2023 from Saiha on thr BJP ticket.

==Early life== Beichhua was born on 19 December 1966 in the village of Thingsen in the Siaha district of Mizoram.<ref name = "MLA">{{cite web |title=Member of Legislative Assembly Profile |url=https://www.mizoramassembly.in/members/details/32 |website=Mizoram Legislative Assembly}}</ref> His father was K. Thachho.<ref>{{cite web|title=K. Beichhua 2013 election affidavit|url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3mizoram2013/122/DR%20K%20BEICHHUA.pdf|website=Myneta|accessdate=24 February 2017|archive-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225052828/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3mizoram2013/122/DR%20K%20BEICHHUA.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beichhua graduated with an MBBS from the Regional Medical College in Imphal, Manipur in 1991. He then began working as a general practitioner. Beichhua has stated that he has performed hundreds of operations in his career.<ref name="HT1">{{cite web|title=Mizo MLA performs emergency operation on woman as govt hospital surgeon was away|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mizoram-mla-performs-emergency-operation-on-woman-as-surgeon-at-hospital-was-away/story-bNwkxMh74KldMl551PvetM.html|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=24 February 2017|language=en|date=23 February 2017}}</ref>

==Political career== Beichhua contested the 2008 state elections from the Saiha constituency as an independent candidate. He placed third in the election with 23.30% of the vote, behind the Indian National Congress and MNF candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/Oct2008/pollupd/ac/states/S16/Aconst39.htm|title=State Elections 2008 - Constituency wise detail for 39-Saiha Constituency of Mizoram|website=Election Commission of India|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> He joined the MNF in 2013 and successfully contested the 2013 elections from Saiha. Beichhua received 49.62% of the votes, defeating the incumbent State Industries and Tourism Minister S. Hiato by a margin of 222 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/MizoramAE_2013_stat_report.pdf|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2013 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MIZORAM|website=Election Commission of India|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=India state polls: AAP rules out alliance with BJP, Congress|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20131209/ARTICLE/312099938/1028|website=Khaleej Times|accessdate=24 February 2017|archive-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225125736/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20131209/ARTICLE/312099938/1028|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mizoram Assembly Election Results: Congress wins absolute majority, retains power|url=http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections-2013/mizoram-polls/mizoram-assembly-election-results-congress-wins-absolute-majority-retains-power_895344.html|website=Zee News|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> After winning the election, Beichhua quit his medical practice, performing his last surgery in December 2013.<ref name="HT1"/> Beichhua was reelected from the Saiha constituency in the 2018 elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/mizoram-assembly-result-here-is-the-full-list-of-winners-1407270-2018-12-11|title=Mizoram assembly result: Here is the full list of winners|website=India Today|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref> He was re-elected in 2023 elections as a BJP candidate.

Beichhua performed an emergency surgery on a female constituent at the Saiha Civil Hospital on 22 February 2017. Beichhua chose to perform the surgery himself after he was informed that the woman had developed complications, and the hospital's only surgeon was away attending a training programme in Imphal. Beichhua stated, "I was informed that a 35-year old woman was having severe abdominal pain and needed to be operated immediately. The woman's stomach had a large perforation and if the operation had not been performed, she may have died."<ref name="HT1"/>

He was appointed as the president of the BJP in Mizoram on 30 June 2025.

==Personal life== Beichhua is married to Zochhuanawmin, who is also a doctor.<ref name="HT1"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.mizoramassembly.in/members/details/32 Profile on Mizoram Assembly website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beichhua, K.}} Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Mizo National Front politicians Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Mizoram Category:Mizoram MLAs 2013–2018 Category:Mizoram MLAs 2018–2023 Category:Mizoram MLAs 2023–2028 Category:Trinamool Congress politicians