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	~~{{Infobox officeholder~~
	~~\| name = C. Chhunga~~
	~~\| image =~~
	~~\| birth_date = 19 November 1915~~
	~~\| birth_place =~~
	~~\| residence =~~[[~~Aizawl]]~~
	~~\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1988\|08\|24\|1915\|11\|19}}~~
	~~\| death_place =~~
	~~\| constituency =[[Kolasib]]~~
	~~\| order = 1st~~
	~~\| office = Chief Minister of Mizoram~~
	~~\| term_start = 3 May 1972~~
	~~\| term_end = 10 May 1977~~
	~~\| 1blankname = Lieutenant Governor~~
	~~\| 1namedata = S~~. ~~P. Mukherjee<br> S. K. Chibber~~
	~~\| predecessor = ''Office Established''~~
	~~\| successor = [[Thenphunga Sailo]]~~
	~~\| party =[[Mizo Union~~]]
	~~\| spouse =~~
	~~\| children =~~
	~~\| Email =~~
	~~\| footnotes =~~
	~~\| date =~~
	~~\| year =~~
	}}

	~~'''C. Chhunga''' (1915-1988) was the first [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]], a state in [[northeast India]]. He served as a member of the [[Mizo Union]], from 1972 to 1977.~~		{{R from move}}

	~~==Political life==~~
	Chhunga was the Chief Executive Member of Mizoram District Council, The United Mizo Parliamentary Party, a coalition of Mizo Union and Congress Party and dominated the 1971 Village Council elections by winning 66 of the 158 Village councils.<ref>{{cite book\|last=C. Nunthara\|title=Mizoram: Society and Polity\|year=1996\|publisher=Indus Publishing Company}}</ref> Chhunga was appointed the President of the [[Mizo Union]] in the 1952 General Assembly as the people preferred a young man instead of the much senior Bawichhuaka. Chhunga held the Party president's post for 14 years during the 28 years of [[Mizo Union]] Party. Chhunga won election in [[Kolasib (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and was appointed the Chief Minister of Union Territory of [[Mizoram]] by SP Mukherjee, the First Lt Governor of Mizoram on 3 May 1972.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bareh\|first=Hamlet\|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Mizoram\|year=2007\|publisher=Mittal Publications}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental of merger of [[Mizo Union]] with the [[Indian National Congress]]. The [[Mizo Union]] being a regional party depended on the center for funds and preferred to join with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Chatterjee\|first=Suhas\|title=Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga, Volume 2\|year=1994\|publisher=Vijay Gupta\|isbn=9788185880389\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pdE6p1MiTAC}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental in Mizoram getting State status. He negotiated for separation of Mizoram District from ~~[[Assam]] state.~~

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://mizoram.nic.in/gov/cm.htm Mizoram Government Website ]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050311200356/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MZ_72.pdf Election results 1972]

	~~{{Chief Ministers of Mizoram~~}}
	~~{{Authority control}}~~

	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Chhunga, C.}}~~
	~~[[Category:Chief Ministers of Mizoram]]~~
	~~[[Category:People from Kolasib]]~~
	~~[[Category:1988 deaths]]~~
	~~[[Category:1915 births]]~~
	~~[[Category:Mizoram MLAs 1972–1977]]~~

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	'''C. Chhunga''' was the first [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]], a state in [[northeast India]]. He served as a member of the [[Mizo Union]], from 1972 to 1977.		'''C. Chhunga''' (1915-1988) was the first [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]], a state in [[northeast India]]. He served as a member of the [[Mizo Union]], from 1972 to 1977.

	==Political life==		==Political life==
	Chhunga was the Chief Executive Member of Mizoram District Council, The United Mizo Parliamentary Party, a coalition of Mizo Union and Congress Party and dominated the 1971 Village Council elections by winning 66 of the 158 Village councils.<ref>{{cite book\|last=C. Nunthara\|title=Mizoram: Society and Polity\|year=1996\|publisher=Indus Publishing Company}}</ref> Chhunga was appointed the President of the [[Mizo Union]] in the 1952 General Assembly as the people preferred a young man instead of the much senior Bawichhuaka. Chhunga held the Party president's post for 14 years during the 28 years of [[Mizo Union]] Party. Chhunga won election in [[Kolasib (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and was appointed the Chief Minister of Union Territory of [[Mizoram]] by SP Mukherjee, the First Lt Governor of Mizoram on 3 May 1972.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bareh\|first=Hamlet\|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Mizoram\|year=2007\|publisher=Mittal Publications}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental of merger of [[Mizo Union]] with the [[Indian National Congress]]. The [[Mizo Union]] being a regional party depended on the center for funds and preferred to join with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Chatterjee\|first=Suhas\|title=Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga, Volume 2\|year=1994\|publisher=Vijay Gupta\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pdE6p1MiTAC~~&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false~~}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental in Mizoram getting State status. He negotiated for separation of Mizoram District from [[Assam]] state.		Chhunga was the Chief Executive Member of Mizoram District Council, The United Mizo Parliamentary Party, a coalition of Mizo Union and Congress Party and dominated the 1971 Village Council elections by winning 66 of the 158 Village councils.<ref>{{cite book\|last=C. Nunthara\|title=Mizoram: Society and Polity\|year=1996\|publisher=Indus Publishing Company}}</ref> Chhunga was appointed the President of the [[Mizo Union]] in the 1952 General Assembly as the people preferred a young man instead of the much senior Bawichhuaka. Chhunga held the Party president's post for 14 years during the 28 years of [[Mizo Union]] Party. Chhunga won election in [[Kolasib (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and was appointed the Chief Minister of Union Territory of [[Mizoram]] by SP Mukherjee, the First Lt Governor of Mizoram on 3 May 1972.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bareh\|first=Hamlet\|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Mizoram\|year=2007\|publisher=Mittal Publications}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental of merger of [[Mizo Union]] with the [[Indian National Congress]]. The [[Mizo Union]] being a regional party depended on the center for funds and preferred to join with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Chatterjee\|first=Suhas\|title=Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga, Volume 2\|year=1994\|publisher=Vijay Gupta\|isbn=9788185880389\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pdE6p1MiTAC}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental in Mizoram getting State status. He negotiated for separation of Mizoram District from [[Assam]] state.

	==References==		==References==
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = C. Chhunga
| image =
| birth_date = 19 November 1915
| birth_place =
| residence =[[Aizawl]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1988|08|24|1915|11|19}}
| death_place =
| constituency =[[Kolasib]]
| order = 1st
| office = Chief Minister of Mizoram
| term_start = 3 May 1972
| term_end = 10 May 1977
| 1blankname = Lieutenant Governor
| 1namedata = S. P. Mukherjee<br> S. K. Chibber
| predecessor = ''Office Established''
| successor = [[Thenphunga Sailo]]
| party =[[Mizo Union]]
| spouse =
| children =
| Email =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
}}

'''C. Chhunga''' was the first [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]], a state in [[northeast India]]. He served as a member of the [[Mizo Union]], from 1972 to 1977.

==Political life==
Chhunga was the Chief Executive Member of Mizoram District Council, The United Mizo Parliamentary Party, a coalition of Mizo Union and Congress Party and dominated the 1971 Village Council elections by winning 66 of the 158 Village councils.<ref>{{cite book|last=C. Nunthara|title=Mizoram: Society and Polity|year=1996|publisher=Indus Publishing Company}}</ref> Chhunga was appointed the President of the [[Mizo Union]] in the 1952 General Assembly as the people preferred a young man instead of the much senior Bawichhuaka. Chhunga held the Party president's post for 14 years during the 28 years of [[Mizo Union]] Party. Chhunga won election in [[Kolasib (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and was appointed the Chief Minister of Union Territory of [[Mizoram]] by SP Mukherjee, the First Lt Governor of Mizoram on 3 May 1972.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bareh|first=Hamlet|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Mizoram|year=2007|publisher=Mittal Publications}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental of merger of [[Mizo Union]] with the [[Indian National Congress]]. The [[Mizo Union]] being a regional party depended on the center for funds and preferred to join with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Chatterjee|first=Suhas|title=Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga, Volume 2|year=1994|publisher=Vijay Gupta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pdE6p1MiTAC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental in Mizoram getting State status. He negotiated for separation of Mizoram District from [[Assam]] state.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://mizoram.nic.in/gov/cm.htm Mizoram Government Website ]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050311200356/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MZ_72.pdf Election results 1972]

{{Chief Ministers of Mizoram}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chhunga, C.}}
[[Category:Chief Ministers of Mizoram]]
[[Category:People from Kolasib]]
[[Category:1988 deaths]]
[[Category:1915 births]]

{{Mizoram-politician-stub}}

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:52, 12 November 2025
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	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2018}}~~		#REDIRECT [[Ch. Chhunga]]
	~~{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2018}}~~
	~~{{Infobox officeholder~~
	~~\| name = C. Chhunga~~
	~~\| image =~~
	~~\| birth_date = 19 November 1915~~
	~~\| birth_place =~~
	~~\| residence =~~[[~~Aizawl]]~~
	~~\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1988\|08\|24\|1915\|11\|19}}~~
	~~\| death_place =~~
	~~\| constituency =[[Kolasib]]~~
	~~\| order = 1st~~
	~~\| office = Chief Minister of Mizoram~~
	~~\| term_start = 3 May 1972~~
	~~\| term_end = 10 May 1977~~
	~~\| 1blankname = Lieutenant Governor~~
	~~\| 1namedata = S~~. ~~P. Mukherjee<br> S. K. Chibber~~
	~~\| predecessor = ''Office Established''~~
	~~\| successor = [[Thenphunga Sailo]]~~
	~~\| party =[[Mizo Union~~]]
	~~\| spouse =~~
	~~\| children =~~
	~~\| Email =~~
	~~\| footnotes =~~
	~~\| date =~~
	~~\| year =~~
	}}

	~~'''C. Chhunga''' (1915-1988) was the first [[Chief Minister of Mizoram]], a state in [[northeast India]]. He served as a member of the [[Mizo Union]], from 1972 to 1977.~~		{{R from move}}

	~~==Political life==~~
	Chhunga was the Chief Executive Member of Mizoram District Council, The United Mizo Parliamentary Party, a coalition of Mizo Union and Congress Party and dominated the 1971 Village Council elections by winning 66 of the 158 Village councils.<ref>{{cite book\|last=C. Nunthara\|title=Mizoram: Society and Polity\|year=1996\|publisher=Indus Publishing Company}}</ref> Chhunga was appointed the President of the [[Mizo Union]] in the 1952 General Assembly as the people preferred a young man instead of the much senior Bawichhuaka. Chhunga held the Party president's post for 14 years during the 28 years of [[Mizo Union]] Party. Chhunga won election in [[Kolasib (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] and was appointed the Chief Minister of Union Territory of [[Mizoram]] by SP Mukherjee, the First Lt Governor of Mizoram on 3 May 1972.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Bareh\|first=Hamlet\|title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Mizoram\|year=2007\|publisher=Mittal Publications}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental of merger of [[Mizo Union]] with the [[Indian National Congress]]. The [[Mizo Union]] being a regional party depended on the center for funds and preferred to join with the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Chatterjee\|first=Suhas\|title=Making of Mizoram: Role of Laldenga, Volume 2\|year=1994\|publisher=Vijay Gupta\|isbn=9788185880389\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pdE6p1MiTAC}}</ref> Chhunga was instrumental in Mizoram getting State status. He negotiated for separation of Mizoram District from ~~[[Assam]] state.~~

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://mizoram.nic.in/gov/cm.htm Mizoram Government Website ]
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050311200356/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MZ_72.pdf Election results 1972]

	~~{{Chief Ministers of Mizoram~~}}
	~~{{Authority control}}~~

	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Chhunga, C.}}~~
	~~[[Category:Chief Ministers of Mizoram]]~~
	~~[[Category:People from Kolasib]]~~
	~~[[Category:1988 deaths]]~~
	~~[[Category:1915 births]]~~
	~~[[Category:Mizoram MLAs 1972–1977]]~~