Sukhato A. Sema (born 1958) is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is an MLA from Pughoboto Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in Zunheboto District. He won the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, representing the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). [1]
Sema is from Pughoboto, Zunheboto District, Nagaland. He is the son of Akhavi Sema. He is a doctor. He passed M.D. in 1984 with a gold medal at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. [2]
Sema won from Pughoboto Assembly constituency representing the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. He polled 7,808 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Y. Vikheho Swu of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, by a margin of 850 votes. [3] In the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election he contested on BJP ticket and lost by a narrow margin of 70 votes to Swu, who then represented Naga People's Front. [4]
In June 2024, he requested the party president Chirag Paswan to address the Naga political issue in the parliament, as Paswan is now the union cabinet minister of Food Processing Industries in the BJP-led NDA government. [5]
Ram Vilas Paswan was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, nine-times Lok Sabha member and two-time Rajya Sabha MP. He started his political career as member of Samyukta Socialist Party and was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969. Later, Paswan joined Lok Dal upon its formation in 1974, and became its general secretary. He opposed the emergency, and was arrested during this period. He first entered the Lok Sabha in 1977, as a Janata Party member from Hajipur constituency, and was elected again in 1980, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014.
The Lok Janshakti Party was a state political party mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The party was formed in 2000 when Ram Vilas Paswan split from Janata Dal. The party had a considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. The party is factioned into two parties Lok Janshakti Party and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party.
Hokishe Sema was an Indian politician who served as the third Chief Minister of Nagaland and the fourth Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He was also a member of the drafting committee of Naga People's Convention.
Miley Naa Miley Hum is a 2011 Indian film directed by Tanveer Khan, and marking the debut of Chirag Paswan, son of the late politician Ram Vilas Paswan. The film stars Kangana Ranaut and Sagarika Ghatge. The film was released on 4 November 2011.
Chirag Kumar Paswan is an Indian politician and former actor who is serving as the 19th Minister of Food Processing Industries since June 2024, the 1st president of the Lok Janshakti Party since 2021, 2nd president of the Lok Janshakti Party from 2019 to 2021 and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency since 2024. He is the son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan.
Maheshwar Hazari is an Indian politician and he served as the Deputy Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly. He has previously served as the Minister of Industry Department, Planning and Development Department in the state of Bihar. Prior to this he had charge of the Urban Development and Housing Department, in which he had done many works like Patna Metro and New Patna Map Plan. Later on, he got the charge of PWD.
Veena Devi is an Indian politician serving her 2nd term as current Member of parliament from Vaishali. She is a former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Gaighat constituency. In the 2019 Indian general election, she contested from Vaishali with Lok Janshakti Party and defeated Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.
The North-East Democratic Alliance is a political coalition that was formed on May 24, 2016, by Bharatiya Janata Party. The motive of the new political front was to unite non-Congress parties in Northeast India .Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed as the convenor of the front.
Chotisüh Sazo is an Indian politician from Nagaland, India. He is a member of Lok Janshakti Party. He is the former speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly & former minister in Government of Nagaland.
Pashupati Kumar Paras is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Government of India from 2021 till his resignation in 2024. He was also a member of 17th Lok Sabha from Hajipur.
The Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases through October–November to elect members to the Seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of the previous Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar ended on 29 November 2020.
This is a list of notable people who bear the name Paswan. There is also an Indian caste that uses the name and surname.
Raju Tiwari is an Indian politician. He is the State President of Lok Janshakti Party since June 2021. He was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly representing the Govindganj Assembly Constituency in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election as a Member of the Lok Janshakti Party. He is brother of the Former Member of Bihar Legislator Rajan Tiwari.
The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (abbreviated asLJP (RV)) is an Indian political party formed in 2021 under the leadership of Chirag Paswan. Election Commission of India froze the symbol of erstwhile main Lok Janshakti Party and allotted new name and symbol to both factions. It is now one of two separate factions - the other being the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party.
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party is an Indian political party formed in October 2021 under the leadership of Pashupati Kumar Paras. It was previously part of the unified Lok Janshakti Party, but it was fractured into two parts; the other faction forming the Lok Janshakti Party. After that Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party became a part of the NDA.
The following is a list of articles relating to the Indian state of Nagaland, sorted in alphabetical order.
Manishankar Pandey is an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Pandey has completed his BA, MA & LLB from Banaras Hindu University. He represented the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council from 1989 to 1995. He was active in the Indian National Congress Party for more than 45 years from the 1960s to 2018. In 2018, Manishankar Pandey left Indian National Congress Party for joining Lok Janshakti Party. Ram Vilas Paswan appointed Manishankar Pandey as state president for Uttar Pradesh Lok Jan Shakti Party wing the moment he joined the party. During the split of Lok Jan Shakti Party, Pandey stood with the Chirag Paswan faction. Now, Manishankar Pandey is acting as State President for the Uttar Pradesh Lok Janshakti Party wing.
Arun Bharti is an Indian politician. He has been elected to Lok Sabha from Jamui Lok Sabha constituency. He is a member of Lok Janshakti Party party.
Rajesh Verma is an Indian politician, businessman, former Deputy Mayor of Bhagalpur Municipal Corporation and member of Lok Janshakti Party. He has been elected as Member of Parliament from Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency he is committed to patronize the rightsof Mithla-angika people from the hagemony of Bhojpuri & maghi, Bihar in 18th Lok Sabha election. He joined Lok Janshakti in July 2020.