Dr. R Roṭhuama (29 December 1940 - 4 My 2013) was a politician from Mizoram who was a Member of the

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representing

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in the

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and

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, the lower house of the

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. He was initially a member of the

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party but he later dissociated himself with the President of the Party Ṭhenphunga Sailo.

Early life

Dr. Rothuama was born in Khawlek South to Hrangchhunga Ralte Siakeng and Hrangchhawni Chawngthu to be the fourth child among seven siblings. He finished his primary school in Khawlek South. He studied middle school at Sialsuk. He finished his 6th standard in 1952, he was ranked second in Mizoram. In 1960 he passed his matriculation exam, he was ranked first in Mizoram. He finished his ISC at Guwahati Cotton College. He earned his MBBS degree at Dibrugarh Medical College in 1967.

Career

In 1968, he began his medical profession at Shatribari Christian Hospital, Guwahati. After three years, he began working at Parkuguli Mission Hospital near the Bhutan border. From 1972, he began working at Meluri Civil Hospital, Nagaland as a Medical Officer. In September of 1974, he returned to Mizoram and started private practice there. In 1975, he joined the nascent

. In 1977, he was elected as an MP on the PC ticket. In 1980, he was elected on a ticket of a coalition known as Standing Committee Party.

Personal life

Dr. Rothanga married Kaini Mao in

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in April of 1973. They had a son and a daughter. He lived in different places due to his medical career, eventually staying in

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during his tenure as an MP. After his tenure, he continued living in Delhi owing to his children's education and his wife's work at the Nagaland Emporium. In 2011, the family settled in

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as their daughter Dr. Sarah Ralte found work as an

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in NEIGRIHMS.

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Early life

Career

Personal life

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