Jwenga Seb

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Jwenga Seb (born 1978) is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is an MLA from Tseminyu Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in Tseminyu District. [1] He won the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, representing the Janata Dal (United) Party. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Seb is from Tseminyu, Nagaland. He is the son of late Shuni Seb. He completed his bachelors in architecture in 2001 at College of Engineering, Trivandrum, which is affiliated with University of Kerala. His wife is in government service. [4]

Career

Seb won from Tseminyu Assembly constituency representing the Janata Dal (United) in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. He polled 8,096 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Longuseng Semp of the Republican Party of India (Athawale), by a margin of 2,563 votes. [5] [6] [7] Of the seven, Janata Dal (United) candidates who contested the Nagaland Assembly election, he is the lone winner from the party and he extended support to the government. Later in March 2023, the central leadership of the party, dissolved the Nagaland state unit, as the president of Nagaland JD (U) Senchumo NSN Lotha, had issued a letter of support to the Nagaland chief minister without consulting the central party leaders. [8] However, the party leaders congratulated Seb and thanked the people, and pledged to pursue development work. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nagaland Election Results 2023: Full List of Winners". Financialexpress. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Parties rooted in Hindi belt taste success with local candidates in Nagaland". The Times of India. 2023-03-02. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Jwenga Seb(Janata Dal (United)(JD(U))):Constituency- TSEMINYU (ST)(KOHIMA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ↑ "Jwenga Seb in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. ↑ "Nagaland Election Results 2023: Check full list of constituency-wise winners". India Today. 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ↑ "JD(U) dissolves Nagaland unit after state president's letter of support to CM Neiphiu Rio". The Indian Express. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. ↑ "JD (U) Nagaland affirms to pursue all round development". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
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