Chongshen Mongkosungkum Chang (1 April 1942 – 12 October 2020) was an

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politician. He belonged to the

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Early life

Chang was born in Noksen in

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district. He graduated from

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. He married Mrs. Alemla and they had five sons and five daughters. They lived in

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. He died at Naga Hospital Authority,

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due to

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and complications from

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during the

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Career

Chang served as an

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officer. He worked as Secretary in the Department of Youth Resources and Sports in the Government of Nagaland. He retired from this position in 2002 to contest his first unsuccessful 2003

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 Februa ...

(NLA) General Election. He lost for the second time in the 2008 general election. In the 2009 election he was elected to the

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from the Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly elections, he was elected from 51/ Noksen (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and became Minister of Education. He contested 2003, 2008, and 2013 general elections as well as the 2009 Lok Sabha election from NPF party ticket. In 2018, he joined the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and won the general election for NLA for the second time and was appointed Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate change, and Justice & Law.

References

External links

Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile
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