K. Asungba Sangtam is an Indian politician, social worker and a former member of Lok Sabha from Nagaland.[1] He was a member of the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha representing Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
K. Asungba Sangtam | |
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| Born | 27 July 1945 Tsarü, Tuensang District, Nagaland, India |
| Occupation(s) | Politician Social worker |
| Spouse | Yashila Asung |
| Children | Two sons and two daughters |
| Parent | Hopongki |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Biography
editBorn on 27 July 1945 at Tsarü, a village in Tuensang district in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. He did his school education from St. Edmund's School, Shillong (1962) and further completed his pre-university from St. Edmund's College, Shillong in 1964. He started his graduate degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and completed it in 1970 from the Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung in Nagaland.[4] He was aligned with the Indian National Congress and was a member of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee, served as a joint secretary in 1987 and as a secretary in 1989 but resigned in 2014. During his tenure as a Parliamentarian in the Lok Sabha, he served as a member of the Committee on Communications and as a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture.[1] He also contested in the general elections of 2004 and 2009, though unsuccessful.[5] In 2009, the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri for his contributions in public affairs.[6]
He has been the president of the Baptist Church Trust Association (BCTA), Delhi since 2005, a partner organisation of the BMS World Mission,[7] He is married to Yashila Asung and has two sons and two daughters.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Biographical Sketch – Member of Parliament". India Press. 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "National Election Watch – 2009". My Neta. 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Nagaland: NPF nominee to be lone representative in LS". First Post. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Top honour for Indian partner". BMS World Mission. 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
External links
edit- "K. Asungba Sangtam Nagaland". Wise Voter. 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.