T. R. Zeliang

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{{Infobox Indian politician
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| name = T. R. Zeliang
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|02|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mbaupungwa]], [[Nagaland]], [[India]]
| residence = Rangkau Mansion, Opp. ARTC Dimapur, Nagaland
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| order1 = 10th
| office1 = Chief Minister of Nagaland
| governor1 = [[Padmanabha Acharya]]
| termstart1 = 19 July 2017
| termend1 = 8 March 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Shurhozelie Liezietsu]]
| successor1 = [[Neiphiu Rio]]
| term_start2 = {{start date|df=y|2014|5|24}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|df=y|2017|2|20}}
| governor2 = [[Ashwani Kumar (police officer)|Ashwani Kumar]]<br>[[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br>[[Padmanabha Acharya]]
| predecessor2 =[[Neiphiu Rio]]
| successor2 = [[Shurhozelie Liezietsu]]
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| party = [[Naga People's Front]]
| spouse = Kevizenuo Rangkau
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'''Taditui Rangkau Zeliang''' (born 21 February 1952)<ref>{{cite web|title=LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/nagaland/mpa.htm|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> is an Indian politician of who served twice as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Nagaland|Chief Minister]] of [[Nagaland]], a state in [[India]], from May 2014 to February 2017 and from July 2017 to March 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/nagaland-assembly-elections-2018-all-you-need-to-know-about-tr-zeliang-2519883.html |title=Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018: All you need to know about TR Zeliang |publisher=Moneycontrol News |date=3 March 2018 |accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref> A leader of the [[Naga People's Front]], T.R Zeliang took over the reins as Chief Minister of Nagaland following the shift of [[Neiphiu Rio]] to national-level politics. T.R Zeliang previously served as a Member of Parliament, representing Nagaland in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]]. Currently, he serves as the Leader of the NPF Legislature Party and [[Leader of Opposition]] in [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]].<ref>[[Election Commission of India]]: ''[http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_NL.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050529125900/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_Feb_2003/StatReport2003_NL.pdf |date=29 May 2005 }}''</ref>

== Early life and education ==
T. R. Zeliang was born to Rangleu Zeliang at [[Mbaupungwa|Mbaupunggwa]] Village under [[Peren district|Peren District]] in 1952<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" />.<ref>{{cite web|title=LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/nagaland/mpa.htm|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> A [[Zeliang]] Naga, T. R. Zeliang matriculated from Don Bosco High School in [[Dibrugarh]], Assam and served as the President of Zeliangrong Students Union, General Secretary of Zeliangrong Action Committee and Zeliangrong Youth Organisation while in College.<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" /> He later joined Politics and became the President of Peren District Youth Congress of the [[Indian National Congress (I)|Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|title=T R Zeliang at helm after four decades in Nagaland politics|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/t-r-zeliang-at-helm-after-four-decades-in-nagaland-politics/1253877|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=Financial Express|date=24 May 2014}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Zeliang contested the Nagaland Assembly elections of 1982 and 1987 unsuccessfully from 6 Tening Assembly Constituency<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" />.<ref>{{cite web|title=BIO – DATA OF SHRI T. R. ZELIANG|url=http://nagaland.nic.in/minister/trzeliang.htm|publisher=Government of Nagaland|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> He then won from Tening four times in a row beginning with the elections of 1989 as a candidate of the Naga Peoples' Council<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" /> and subsequently in 1993, 1998 and 2003 as a candidate of the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" />.<ref>{{cite web|title=NAGALAND 6 – Tenning (ST) Assembly Constituency|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S17/partycomp06.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TR Zeliang became 16th chief minister of Nagaland succeeding Neiphiu Rio. |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Guwahati/TR-Zeliang-takes-over-as-16th-chief-minister-of-Nagaland/articleshow/35593109.cms|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=Times of India|date=25 May 2014}}</ref> He served as [[Minister of State]] for Information and Tourism during 1989–90 and as Minister of State for Relief & Rehabilitation from 1994 to 1998. During 1998 – 2003, he was the Minister for Environment and Forests and Geology and Mining under the Ministry of [[S C Jamir]]<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" />. <ref>{{cite news|title=TR Zeliang takes over as 16th chief minister of Nagaland|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Guwahati/TR-Zeliang-takes-over-as-16th-chief-minister-of-Nagaland/articleshow/35593109.cms|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=Times of India|date=25 May 2014}}</ref> He formed Nagaland Congress in year 2003 and later merged it into [[Nagaland People's Front]](NPF).<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" /> From 2004 to 2008, he was a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Nagaland.<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" /> Returning to State politics in 2008, he was Minister for Planning, Geology and Mining, Animal Husbandry and Parliamentary Affairs under the Ministry of [[Neiphiu Rio]]. He contested State elections 9 times out of which he lost the first two elections and won the remaining 7. He won the assembly elections of 2008, 2013 and 2018 from Peren.<ref>{{cite news|title=TR Zeliang takes over as 16th chief minister of Nagaland|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Guwahati/TR-Zeliang-takes-over-as-16th-chief-minister-of-Nagaland/articleshow/35593109.cms|accessdate=27 May 2014|newspaper=Times of India|date=25 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Declaration of Result – Peren|url=http://eci.nic.in/ECI_Main/Elec_Results2013/Nagaland/7-Peren.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref>

== Chief Minister of Nagaland ==
T.R Zeliang was the [[List of Chief Ministers of Nagaland|Chief Minister]] of [[Nagaland]] from May 2014 to February 2017<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" /> and from July 2017 to March 2018 as 19th Chief Minister of Nagaland.<ref name="Zeliang Reference1">{{cite news |title=Who is T R Zeliang, the new chief minister of Nagaland |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-t-r-zeliang-the-new-chief-minister-of-nagaland/771511/ |access-date=27 February 2021 |publisher=The Financial Express |date=20 July 2017}}</ref> Currently, with 26 Legislators in a House of 60, T.R Zeliang leads the Opposition Party, the [[Naga People's Front|Naga Peoples' Front]], the single largest Party in [[Nagaland]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx Profile on Rajya Sabha website]

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