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{{short description|Indian politician}} | |||
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| name = T. R. Zeliang | | name = T. R. Zeliang | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|02|21|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|02|21|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Mbaupungwa]], [[ | | birth_place = [[Mbaupungwa]], [[Naga Hills District, British India|Naga Hills District]], [[Assam]], [[India]] <br/> (now in [[Peren district|Peren District]], [[Nagaland]] | ||
| residence = Rangkau Mansion, Opp. ARTC Dimapur, Nagaland | | residence = Rangkau Mansion, Opp. ARTC Dimapur, Nagaland | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| office = Member of [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] | |||
| term_start = 2008 | |||
| term_end = | |||
| predecessor = [[Vatsu Meru]] | |||
| successor = Incumbent | |||
| constituency = [[Peren (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Peren]] | |||
| order1 = 10th | | order1 = 10th | ||
| office1 = Chief Minister of Nagaland | | office1 = Chief Minister of Nagaland | ||
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| termstart1 = 19 July 2017 | | termstart1 = 19 July 2017 | ||
| termend1 = 8 March 2018 | | termend1 = 8 March 2018 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[ | | predecessor1 = [[Shürhozelie Liezietsü]] | ||
| successor1 = [[Neiphiu Rio]] | | successor1 = [[Neiphiu Rio]] | ||
| term_start2 = {{start date|df=y|2014|5|24}} | | term_start2 = {{start date|df=y|2014|5|24}} | ||
| term_end2 = {{end date|df=y|2017|2|20}} | | term_end2 = {{end date|df=y|2017|2|20}} | ||
| governor2 = [[Ashwani Kumar (police officer)|Ashwani Kumar]]<br>[[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br>[[Padmanabha Acharya]] | | governor2 = [[Ashwani Kumar (police officer)|Ashwani Kumar]]<br/>[[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br/>[[Padmanabha Acharya]] | ||
| predecessor2 =[[Neiphiu Rio]] | | predecessor2 =[[Neiphiu Rio]] | ||
| successor2 = | | successor2 = Shürhozelie Liezietsü | ||
| otherparty | | otherparty= [[Naga People's Front]] | ||
| party = [[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]] | |||
| spouse = Kevizenuo Rangkau | | spouse = Kevizenuo Rangkau | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
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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 | '''Taditui Rangkau Zeliang''' (born 21 February 1952)<ref name="LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA">{{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 Chairman of [[United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland)]] and was former leader of the NPF Legislature Party and former [[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> On 29 April 2022, he along with 20 NPF MLA's officially joined NDPP. | ||
== Early life and education == | == 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" /> | T. R. Zeliang was born to Rangleu Zeliang at [[Mbaupungwa|Mbaupunggwa]] Village under [[Peren district|Peren District]] in 1952.<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" /><ref name="LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA"/> A [[Zeme 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 |agency=PTI |title=T R Zeliang at helm after four decades in Nagaland politics |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/t-r-zeliang-at-helm-after-four-decades-in-nagaland-politics/1253877/ |access-date=26 June 2022 |work=The Financial Express |date=24 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Zeliang contested the Nagaland Assembly elections of 1982 and 1987 unsuccessfully from 6 Tening Assembly Constituency<ref name="Zeliang Reference1" /> | 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 name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> 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 name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{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|Naga 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 name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/><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 == | == 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 | 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 is the legislature leader of the [[Naga People's Front|Naga Peoples' Front]], the single largest Party in [[Nagaland]]. In 2022 T.R Zeliang became the Chairman of [[United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland)]] in the opposition less [[Government of Nagaland]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 14:50, 26 June 2022
T. R. Zeliang | |
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| Member of Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Vatsu Meru |
| Constituency | Peren |
| 10th Chief Minister of Nagaland | |
| In office 19 July 2017 – 8 March 2018 | |
| Governor | Padmanabha Acharya |
| Preceded by | Shürhozelie Liezietsü |
| Succeeded by | Neiphiu Rio |
| In office 24 May 2014 – 20 February 2017 | |
| Governor | Ashwani Kumar Krishan Kant Paul Padmanabha Acharya |
| Preceded by | Neiphiu Rio |
| Succeeded by | Shürhozelie Liezietsü |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1952 Mbaupungwa, Naga Hills District, Assam, India (now in Peren District, Nagaland |
| Political party | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| Other political affiliations | Naga People's Front |
| Spouse(s) | Kevizenuo Rangkau |
| Residence | Rangkau Mansion, Opp. ARTC Dimapur, Nagaland |
Taditui Rangkau Zeliang (born 21 February 1952)[1] is an Indian politician of who served twice as the Chief Minister of Nagaland, a state in India, from May 2014 to February 2017 and from July 2017 to March 2018.[2] 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 Chairman of United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland) and was former leader of the NPF Legislature Party and former Leader of Opposition in Nagaland Legislative Assembly.[3] On 29 April 2022, he along with 20 NPF MLA's officially joined NDPP.
Early life and education
T. R. Zeliang was born to Rangleu Zeliang at Mbaupunggwa Village under Peren District in 1952.[4][1] A Zeme 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.[4] He later joined Politics and became the President of Peren District Youth Congress of the Indian National Congress.[5]
Political career
Zeliang contested the Nagaland Assembly elections of 1982 and 1987 unsuccessfully from 6 Tening Assembly Constituency.[4][6] He then won from Tening four times in a row beginning with the elections of 1989 as a candidate of the Naga Peoples' Council[4] and subsequently in 1993, 1998 and 2003 as a candidate of the Indian National Congress.[4][7][8] 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.[4][8] He formed Nagaland Congress in year 2003 and later merged it into Naga People's Front(NPF).[4] From 2004 to 2008, he was a Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha from Nagaland.[4] 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.[8][9]
Chief Minister of Nagaland
T.R Zeliang was the Chief Minister of Nagaland from May 2014 to February 2017[4] and from July 2017 to March 2018 as 19th Chief Minister of Nagaland.[4] Currently, with 26 Legislators in a House of 60, T.R Zeliang is the legislature leader of the Naga Peoples' Front, the single largest Party in Nagaland. In 2022 T.R Zeliang became the Chairman of United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland) in the opposition less Government of Nagaland
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN INDIA". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018: All you need to know about TR Zeliang". Moneycontrol News. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ↑ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland Archived 29 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 "Who is T R Zeliang, the new chief minister of Nagaland". The Financial Express. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ↑ "T R Zeliang at helm after four decades in Nagaland politics". The Financial Express. PTI. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "BIO – DATA OF SHRI T. R. ZELIANG". Government of Nagaland. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "NAGALAND 6 – Tenning (ST) Assembly Constituency". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "TR Zeliang takes over as 16th chief minister of Nagaland". Times of India. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Declaration of Result – Peren" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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| Preceded by Neiphiu Rio |
Chief Minister of Nagaland 24 May 2014 – 20 February 2017 |
Succeeded by Shurhozelie Liezietsu |
| Preceded by Shurhozelie Liezietsu |
Chief Minister of Nagaland 19 July 2017 – 8 March 2018 |
Succeeded by Neiphiu Rio |