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Puthai Longon (born 1961) [1] is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is a four time MLA from Noklak Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in Noklak District. He won the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, representing Nationalist Congress Party. [2] He also served as a minister for 15 years and returned to electoral politics after a gap of five years in 2023. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and education

Longon is from Noklak, Nagaland. He is the son of  late Puthai. He completed his B.A. in 1987 at Patkai College, North Eastern Hill University. [1]

Career

Longon won from Noklak Assembly constituency representing Nationalist Congress Party in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. He polled 8,482 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, H. Haiying of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 734 votes. [5]

He first became an MLA winning the 2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election representing  Naga People's Front. In 2003, he polled 5,736 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Sedem Khaming of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 943 votes. [6] He retained the seat for NPF winning the 2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, where he defeated Khaming again, by a huge margin of 5,772 votes. [7] He won for a third consecutive term in the 2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. [8] In 2013, he polled 9,168 and defeated the Indian National Congress candidate, H. Haiying, by a margin of 3,305 votes.

However, in the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, he lost as an NPF candidate to Haiying, who contested this time on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. [8] [9] He regained the seat winning the 2023 Assembly election after shifting to Nationalist Congress Party and became an MLA for the fourth time. [10]

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  1. 1 2 "Puthai Longon(Nationalist Congress Party(NCP)):Constituency- NOKLAK (ST)(TUENSANG) – Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ↑ News Desk, HT (2 March 2023). "Nagaland election result 2023: Full list of winners constituency-wise". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ PTI (19 April 2023). "Noklak has four Ranges but share one kitchen: MLA Longon calls for unity". Nagaland Tribune. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "You are being redirected..." nagalandpost.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. 1 2 "You are being redirected..." nagalandpost.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Winner Candidates of NPF for 2003". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Noklak Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Puthai Longon in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nagaland Election: Noklak Assembly constituency result 2023". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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