Kenneth Chawngliana

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Kenneth Chawgliana
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Speaker of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
In office
1979–1984
EducationPhD
Alma mater Savitribai Phule Pune University
OccupationPolitician

Kenneth Chawngliana is a Zoram People's Movement politician and current vice chairman of the Mizoram State Planning board. [1] He was the fourth Speaker of Mizoram Legislative Assembly. He had been elected in Mizoram Legislative Assembly elected 1979 to 1984 from Kawnpui as candidate of Mizo People's Conference.

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Career

He was the founder Principal of Hrangbana College from 21 July 1980 to 31 March 1982 [2] and Government Kolasib College from 1 July 1978 to 10 January 1981. [3] He was speaker of Mizoram Legislative Assembly from 25 May 1979 to 8 May 1984. [4] He left the Mizoram People's Conference party in 2016 and joined the Zoram Nationalist Party. [5] He is at present the Vice president of Zoram People's Movement. [6] [7] He has also served as a member of the Mizoram public Service commission.He was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Mizoram State Planning Board on 13 December 2023. [8]

Education

He has completed his Ph.D. from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Savitribai Phule Pune University in 1979. [9]

Books

He has written one book: [10]

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References

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