Imtilemba Sangtam

Imtilemba Sangtam (25 December 1945 – 13 February 2020)^[1] was an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sangtam was a member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from the Longkhim Chare constituency in Tuensang district.^[2][3][4] He later joined Nationalist Congress Party and was state president of NCP Nagaland.^[5][6]

Personal Background

Imtilemba Sangtam was born on 25 December 1945.^[7] He is survived by his wife, son and two grandchildren. He was a postgraduate from Cotton College, Guwahati and contested Nagaland Legislative Assembly elections three times from 52 Longkhim Chare constituency in Tuensang district.^[7] He had served as minister of Transport, Labour and Employment, Evaluation and Statistics from 2003-2008 and minister of Cooperation, Relief and Rehabilitation from 2013-2018.^[7]

He died on 14 February 2020 at Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research after prolonged illness.^[2] He hailed from Chimonger village in Tuensang District.^[2]