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'''Rokonicha Kuotsü''' (1946 – 2019) was an Indian politician from [[Nagaland]]. He served as the Minister of State for Local Self Government and Wastelands in the Nagaland state government.<ref name="nic">{{Cite web |url=http://nagaland.nic.in/minister/rokonicha.htm |title=Bio – Data Of Shri Rokonicha<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=4 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605065430/http://nagaland.nic.in/minister/rokonicha.htm |archive-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Rokonicha was born in 1946 at Tsepama village.<ref name="nic" /> He studied at Piphema GMS and Government High School in Kohima. He graduated from [[St. Edmund's College, Shillong]] in 1970. He served as an assistant teacher at Rüzhükhrie Government Higher Secondary School in Kohima for three years.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=18 April 2019 |title=Former NLA deputy speaker Rokonicha no more |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/former-nla-deputy-speaker-rokonicha-no-more/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |newspaper=[[Eastern Mirror]]}}</ref> <br />
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He led several civil society organisations in Nagaland. He was the president of the Chakhroma Students' Union from 1967-69.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=17 April 2019 |title=Ex-MLA Rokonicha passes away |url=https://nagalandpost.com/ex-mla-rokonicha-passes-away/ |access-date=12 October 2025 |work=[[Nagaland Post]]}}</ref> He was the joint secretary and later, president of the [[Angami Public Organisation]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
He was first elected to the [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Ghaspani-2 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ghaspani-2]] constituency in the 1974 on a United Democratic Front ticket.<ref name=":1" /> He also won the 1977, 1982, 1987, 1998 and 2003 elections, representing various parties.<ref name="nic" /><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=2005-05-29 }}</ref><ref name="election2008" /><br />
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He was elected the deputy speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in 1975.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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In 2008, he lost the seat to [[Kihoto Hollohon]]. Rokonicha got 6661 votes (28.54%). Rokonicha contested as a [[Nagaland People's Front|Naga People's Front]] candidate.<ref name=election2008>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3644-nagaland-2008/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland |access-date= 14 August 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
After prolonged illness, Kuotsü died on 17 April 2019 in his residence at [[Medziphema]] at the age of 73. He was survived by his wife Soneiü, three daughters and three sons.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Nagaland]]<br />
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