Sukhato A. Sema
Sukhato A. Sema (born 1958)[1] is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is an MLA from Pughoboto Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in Zunheboto District. He won the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, representing the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Sema 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
[edit]Sema won from Pughoboto Assembly 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 a margin of 850 votes.[3] In the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election he contested on BJP ticket and lost by a narrow margin of 70 votes to Swu, who then represented 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]- ^ a b "Dr Sukhato A Sema(Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)):Constituency- PUGHOBOTO (ST)(PUGHOBOTO) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Dr Sukhato A Sema in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Nagaland Election: Pughoboto Assembly constituency result 2023". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Dr Sukhato Sema appeals party President Chirag Paswan to address Naga Political issue in Parliament". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-11-05.