H. Khekiho Zhimomi (19 February 1946 – 26 November 2015) was a politician from

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. He was first elected to the

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in 1989, then again in 1993 and again in 2003 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland, as the

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candidate in the constituency Ghaspani-I ( ST), he served as a member of the

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(upper house of the

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) from 2008 onwards till his death in 2015. He was first elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly in 1989. He was appointed Cabinet Minister in charge of Industries and Commerce in the Nagaland People's Council Government headed by Chief Minister Vamuzo Phesao in 1990. He was a successful Industrialist of Zhimomi group of industries. He opened the first Pepsi factory in North-East India in 1992 and Nagaland's first packaged drinking water VIVA in 2002. Zhimomi was married to Khezheli. Together they had six daughters and two sons.

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Naga People's Front politicians Rajya Sabha members from Nagaland 1946 births 2015 deaths Nagaland MLAs 1989–1992 Nagaland MLAs 1993–1998 Nagaland MLAs 2003–2008 {{Nagaland-politician-stub