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Zhaleo Rio is a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party politician from Nagaland. He has been elected in Nagaland Legislative Assembly election from Ghaspani II Assembly constituency in 2013 as a candidate of Naga People's Front and 2018 as a candidate of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party. He was deputy speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly from 2018 to 2019 before being named as an advisor to Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio and allocated three departments, they are Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs. He is brother of Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Zhaleo Rio elected as Deputy Speaker of Nagaland Assembly
  2. ↑ Minor reshuffle in Nagaland Cabinet & Advisors
  3. ↑ "Rio to re-shuffle ministry soon". Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Myneta


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