[2] Kim Gangte is a social worker, human rights activist and politician, the first woman from Manipur to become a Member of the Indian Parliament [3] She is also the first Seventh-day Adventist to serve in the Lok Sabha.
She also worked as lecturer in English language teaching in the State Council of Education and Research Training (SCERT) Centre in Imphal.
At the same time, she also joined the All India Radio Imphal, English Programme (Western Music) as a part-time announcer while also working as a correspondent with the Eastern Panorama magazine.
[6] In an interview with NewsClick on 5 July, 2023, she blamed the BJP for the 2023 Manipur violence, and alleged that militant groups, Arambai Tenggol and Meitei Leepun, were creations of the RSS.
In her free time she likes to promote awareness about political, social, educational and human rights among the people, especially women, the poor and the downtrodden.