K. Sapdanga

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K. Sapdanga
Minister of Home Affairs of Mizoram
Assumed office
8 December 2023
EducationBA
Alma mater North-Eastern Hill University

K. Sapdanga (born 1958) is an Indian politician and a journalist who is elected as a Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in December 2023 from Aizawl North 3 Assembly constituency. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He is a Cabinet Minister under the Zoram People's Movement government led by Lalduhoma, as Chief Minister. [1] with the following portfolios allocated to him - Home Department, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Department, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms and Disaster Management & Rehabilitation Department. [6] He is the working president of Zoram People's Movement. [7]

Career

K. Sapdanga is also the Editor and Publisher of Vanglaini, [8] the newspaper with the largest circulation in Mizoram, he is also the co-founder of Zonet cable TV. [9]

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References

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