Imtilemba Sangtam Explained

Imtilemba Sangtam (25 December 1945 – 13 February 2020)[1] was an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sangtam was a member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from the Longkhim Chare constituency in Tuensang district.[2] [3] Then He joined Nationalist Congress Party and now he is state president of NCP Nagaland.[4] [5]

Personal Background

Imtilemba Sangtam was born on 25 December 1945.[6] He is survived by his wife, son and two grandchildren. He was a postgraduate from Cotton College, Guwahati and contested Nagaland Legislative Assembly elections three times from 52 Longkhim Chare constituency in Tuensang district. He had served as minister of Transport, Labour and Employment, Evaluation and Statistics from 2003-2008 and minister of Cooperation, Relief and Rehabilitation from 2013-2018.

He died on 14 February 2020 at Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research after prolonged illness.[7] He hailed from Chimonger village under Tuensang District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former minister Imtilemba Sangtam no more . February 13, 2020 . Eastern Mirror . en-GB . February 13, 2020.
  2. https://www.nagaland.gov.in/portal/portal/StatePortal/Government/CouncilOfMinisters Council Of Ministers
  3. http://myneta.info/nagaland2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=186 My Neta
  4. https://morungexpress.com/imtilemba-appointed-nagaland-ncp-president
  5. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-17/news/50651302_1_ncp-mlas-p-paiwang-konyak-bjp Three NCP MLAs join BJP in Nagaland
  6. News: Former minister Imtilemba Sangtam no more . 27 February 2021 . easternmirrornagaland.com . 14 February 2020.
  7. News: Nagaland Former Minister Imtilemba Sangtam passes away . 27 February 2021 . MorungExpress . 14 February 2020.