Chingwang Konyak (born 24 April 1943) is an Indian politician from

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the ...

. He represented Nagaland constituency in the Indian Parliament. Currently, Konyak is the president of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party.

Political career

He started his career with Nagaland Nationalist Organisation but

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in June 1976. He was Minister of State, Nagaland for Veterinary, Animal Husbandry and Jails, from 1969 to 1971. He was promoted as Cabinet Minister for Tuensang Affairs, Excise and Relief and Rehabilitation, from 1971 to 1974. In 1969, he held the portfolio of the state Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary in Hokishe Sema's cabinet. Subsequently, he was the Minister for Tuensang Affairs in the state cabinet.

Member of Parliament

In 1979, while holding the Vice President position of the Nagaland Congress Committee, Konyak resigned from the

. The following day, he was nominated as the consensus candidate of the opposition to stand for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. His opponent was the sitting Lok Sabha MP,

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from the United Democratic Front. Votes for the election were cast on 3 January 1980. Konyak reportedly had strong influence in

Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the ...

town, as well as the districts of

Mon Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * An ...

Tuensang Tuensang (Pron:/ˌtjuːənˈsæŋ/) is a town located in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of the Tuensang District and has a population of 36,774. The town was founded in 1947 for the purpose of adm ...

, and Zunheboto. On 8 September 1981, he demanded a commission of enquiry to be set up through the Lok Sabha to probe into the

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. He pointed out that the request was already put forth by the executive council of the university. He wanted the commission to look into allegations of misadministration, corruption, nepotism, student rivalries, and communal tension. He held the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat in the 1984 General Elections on an

ticket. During a parliamentary debate on the

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, Konyak alleged that 50 per cent of the rice allocated to Nagaland through public distribution system did not reach the state population. It was diverted to other places from Dimapur. In December 1987, he resigned from the seat subsequent to his elections to the Nagaland state assembly and induction into the Hokishe Sema cabinet.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Konyak, Chingwang 1943 births Living people Naga people Nagaland politicians People from Mon district India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 Lok Sabha members from Nagaland Naga People's Front politicians Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Nagaland