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'''Neiba Ndang''' is a politician from Nagaland, India. He was the Speaker of [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] from 1993 to 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Speakers, NLA |url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/NAGALAND.htm |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=State Legislative Bodies in India}}</ref> He was elected to the State Legislature representing [[Peren Assembly constituency|Peren Constituency]] in the 1993 and [[1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election|1998 Assembly Election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peren Constituency |url=https://www.elections.in/nagaland/assembly-constituencies/peren.html |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=Elections}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neiba Ndang |url=https://myneta.info/nagaland2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=6 |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=My Neta}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born to N. K. Zeliang of [[Peren, Nagaland|Peren]]. He completed his BA from Arts College Kohima. In 1974-75 he was part of the [[Naga Students' Federation]]. He was also associated with the Contractors' Union.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Murry |first=Khochamo Chonzamo |title=Naga Legislative Assembly and its speakers |date=2007 |publisher=Mittal Publ |isbn=978-81-8324-126-7 |edition=1. publ |location=New Delhi, India}}</ref>

== Political life ==
In the [[1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]] he contested unsuccessfully from the [[Peren Assembly constituency]] as an independent candidate. He then joined the [[Indian National Congress]] and contested the [[1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]] as the party candidate. He defeated the sitting MLA Bangdi Lheilung.<ref name=":0" />

He was elected the speaker of the [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] in 1993 at the age of 39 and completed his term in 1998.<ref name=":0" />

Ndang was the [[Nationalist Congress Party]]'s Nagaland State president during the [[2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 June 2012 |title=NCP Nagaland for change |url=https://www.morungexpress.com/ncp-nagaland-for-change |access-date=4 January 2026 |work=[[The Morung Express]]}}</ref> In March 2014 he was elevated as the party's national secretary.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-03-09 |title=Nagaland unit of NCP gets new president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/nagaland-unit-of-ncp-gets-new-president/articleshow/31699847.cms |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Nagaland]]
[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:Naga people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Nagaland MLAs 1993–1998]]
[[Category:Nagaland MLAs 1998–2003]]
[[Category:People from Peren district]]
[[Category:Speakers of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Politicians from Nagaland]]

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