Mhathung Yanthan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Constituency | Sanis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wokha district,Nagaland,India |
| Political party | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| Residence(s) | Nagaland,India |
| Occupation | Technocrat,Politician,Advisor of agriculture to the Chief Minister |
Mhathung Yanthan (born 1 May 1960) is an Indian politician from the state of Nagaland,representing the Sanis Assembly constituency. [1] He is a two-time member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly since 2018. [2]
Yanthan is from the Lotha Naga community in the Wokha district of Nagaland. [3] Before entering politics,he served as an Agriculture Officer in various capacities and retired as Director,Land Resources Department,Government of Nagaland. He was also a team leader/mission director with Nagaland Honey Bee mission,Bamboo Mission and is considered as the chief architect / driving force in introducing Rubber plantation in the state of Nagaland,which is a success story today. [2] He is the son of late Ashemo Yanthan. He completed his B. SC agriculture from Hisar Agriculture University ( HAU) Haryana,M.Sc. in agriculture in 1985 at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology,Bhubaneshwar. [1]
Yanthan began his political career as a member of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and won the Sanis constituency seat in the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. [4] He polled 10,548 votes and defeated his nearest rival,Ramongo Lotha of Janata Dal (United),by a margin of 2,992 votes. He was named the chief minister's advisor on horticulture and borders affairs. [5] [6] [7]
In the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election,he retained his seat in Sanis. [8] He polled 15,076 votes and defeated Senkathung Jami of the RJD,by a margin of 9,513 votes. He was named the chief minister's advisor on agriculture. [9]