Sukhato A. Sema (born 1958) 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 ...

. He is an MLA from

Pughoboto Assembly constituency Pughoboto (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/) is a town and a town area committee in the Zunheboto district, Zünheboto District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is one of the oldest subdivisions in Nagaland, India. The Sümi Nagas originated ...

, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in Zunheboto District. He won the

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Nagaland on 27 February 2023 to elect all 60 members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 March 2023. The election marked a historic momen ...

, representing the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).

Early life and education

Sema is from

Pughoboto Pughoboto (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/) is a town and a town area committee in the Zünheboto District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is one of the oldest subdivisions in Nagaland, India. The Sümi Nagas originated from Pughoboto. Chri ...

, Zunheboto District, Nagaland. He is the son of Akhavi Sema. He is a doctor. He passed M.D. in 1984 with a gold medal at

All India Institute of Medical Sciences The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous government public medical universities of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. These institutes ha ...

, New Delhi.

Career

Sema won from Pughoboto Assembly constituency representing the

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 ...

in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. He polled 7,808 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Y. Vikheho Swu of the

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is a regional political party that currently governs the Indian state of Nagaland. Chingwang Konyak is the president of NDPP. The symbol of the party is a globe. The NDPP was formed by Naga ...

, by a margin of 850 votes. In the

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election The elections to the 13th Nagaland State Legislative Assembly was held on 27th February 2018 in 59 out of its 60 constituencies, with one member elected unopposed. The counting of votes took place on 3rd March 2018. The incumbent Naga People's ...

he contested on BJP ticket and lost by a narrow margin of 70 votes to Swu, who then represented Naga People's Front. In June 2024, he requested the party president

Chirag Paswan Chirag Paswan (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian politician and former actor who is serving as the 19th Minister of Food Processing Industries since June 2024, the 1st president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) since 2021, 2nd presiden ...

to address the Naga political issue in the parliament, as Paswan is now the union cabinet minister of Food Processing Industries in the BJP-led NDA government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sema, Sukhato A. 1958 births Living people Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) politicians Nagaland MLAs 2023–2028 People from Zünheboto district All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi alumni