List of deputy chief ministers of Nagaland

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The deputy chief minister of Nagaland is a member of the Cabinet of Nagaland Government in the Government of Nagaland. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. [1] A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

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List of deputy chief ministers

Sr. No.Name
(constituency)		PortraitTerm of officePolitical party Chief Minister Ref
1RC Chiten Jamir
(Arkakong)		198719892 years Indian National Congress Hokishe Sema
2IK Sema198919901 year Nagaland People's Council Vamuzo
3 Yanthungo Patton
(Tyüi)		 The Nagaland Home Minister, Shri Yanthungo Patton meeting the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, in New Delhi on November 09, 2016 (cropped).jpg 8 March 2018Incumbent7 years, 84 days Bharatiya Janata Party Neiphiu Rio [2]
4 T. R. Zeliang
(Peren)		 The Chief Minister of Nagaland, Shri T.R. Zeliang meeting the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Irani, in New Delhi on December 08, 2015 (1) (cropped).jpg 7 March 2023Incumbent2 years, 85 days Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

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References

  1. ↑ "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "Nagaland Lokayukta orders probe against Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton". The Hindu. 21 February 2020.
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