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Chotisüh Sazo (born 15 April 1962) is an Indian politician from
Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern 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 Naga Sel ...
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. He is a member of
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJP (RV)) is an Indian political party formed in 2021 under the leadership of Chirag Paswan. Election Commission of India froze the symbol of erstwhile main Lok Janshakti Party and allotted new name and sy ...
. He is the former speaker of
Nagaland Legislative Assembly The Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 F ...
& former minister in
Government of Nagaland The Government of Nagaland also known as the State Government of Nagaland, or locally as State Government, is the governing authority of the India state of Nagaland and its Districts of Nagaland, 17 districts. It consists of an executive branch ...
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Political career

In 2008 he was elected to the
Nagaland Legislative Assembly The Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 F ...
as an Independent candidate and was appointed Parliamentary secretary for Social Welfare and Women Development. In 2013 Sazo was elected as Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Sazo is also a former Cabinet Minister for PHE Nagaland. In 2013 and 2018 Sazo was elected as
Naga People's Front The Naga People's Front (NPF) is a regional political party in Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. It headed the Nagaland government with the Bharatiya Janata Party, as part of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland from 2003 to 2018. NPF ...
candidate in Chozuba constituency ( ST) and won. In the 2008, as an Independent he won the seat against Thenucho of NPF. Sazo got 8754 votes.State Elections 2008 – Constituency wise detail for 8754 Constituency of Nagaland
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