Tongpang Ozüküm (born 1980) is an Indian politician from

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

. He is a two time member of the

Nagaland Legislative Assembly The 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 F ...

from Angetyongpang Assembly constituency. He was a minister of Housing and Mechanical in Fourth Neiphiu Rio ministry from 2018. In 2023, he was appointed adviser to Water Resources Department.

Early life and education

Ozukum is from Angetyongpang, Mokokchung District, Nagaland. He is the son of late Temsulepden. He completed his Bachelor's degree in arts in 2003 at Kohima College, which is affiliated with Nagaland University. His wife is in the government service in the education department.

Career

Ozukum first became an MLA winning the

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election The elections to the 13th Nagaland State Legislative Assembly was held on 27th February 2018 in 59 out of its 60 constituencies, with one member elected unopposed. The counting of votes took place on 3rd March 2018. The incumbent Naga People's ...

as an independent candidate from Angetyongpang Assembly constituency. He polled 4,607 and defeated his nearest rival, Alemtemshi Jamir of NDPP, by a margin of 450 votes. In 2023, he joined

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is a regional political party that currently governs the Indian state of Nagaland. Chingwang Konyak is the president of NDPP. The symbol of the party is a globe. The NDPP was formed by Naga ...

and retained the seat in the

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Nagaland on 27 February 2023 to elect all 60 members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 March 2023. The election marked a historic momen ...

representing NDPP. In 2023, he polled 8,046 votes and defeated his nearest rival, K. Wati, an independent candidate, by a margin of 2,220 votes.

References

Living people Independent politicians in India Nagaland MLAs 2018–2023 Year of birth missing (living people) People from Mokokchung district 1980 births {{Nagaland-politician-stub