Sukhato A. Sema (born 1958)[1] is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is an MLA from the Pughoboto Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in Zunheboto district. He won the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, representing the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).[2]
Sukhato A. Sema | |
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| 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2023 | |
| Member of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1958 Zünheboto, Nagaland, India |
| Party | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |
Early life and education
editSema is from Pughoboto, Zunheboto District, Nagaland. He is the son of Akhavi Sema. He is a doctor. He passed M.D. in 1984 with a gold medal at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.[1]
Career
editSema won the Pughoboto constituency representing the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. He polled 7,808 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Y. Vikheho Swu of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, by 850 votes.[3] In the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election he contested on a BJP ticket and lost by only 70 votes to Swu, who then represented the Naga People's Front.[4]
In June 2024, he requested the party president Chirag Paswan to address the Naga political issue in the parliament, as Paswan is now the union cabinet minister of Food Processing Industries in the BJP-led NDA government.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 "Dr Sukhato A Sema(Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)):Constituency- PUGHOBOTO (ST)(PUGHOBOTO) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Dr Sukhato A Sema in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Nagaland Election: Pughoboto Assembly constituency result 2023". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ "Dr Sukhato Sema appeals party President Chirag Paswan to address Naga Political issue in Parliament". MorungExpress. Retrieved 5 November 2024.