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Mhathung Yanthan
Indian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mhathung Yanthan (born 1 May 1960) is an Indian politician from the state of Nagaland, representing the Sanis Assembly constituency.[1] He is a two-time member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly since 2018.[2]
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Early life and education
Yanthan is from the Lotha Naga community in the Wokha district of Nagaland.[3] Before entering politics, he served as an Agriculture Officer in various capacities and retired as Director, Land Resources Department, Government of Nagaland. He was also a team leader/mission director with Nagaland Honey Bee mission, Bamboo Mission and is considered as the chief architect / driving force in introducing Rubber plantation in the state of Nagaland, which is a success story today. [2] He is the son of late Ashemo Yanthan. He completed his B. SC agriculture from Hisar Agriculture University ( HAU) Haryana, M.Sc. in agriculture in 1985 at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar.[1]
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Political career
Yanthan began his political career as a member of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and won the Sanis constituency seat in the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election.[4] He polled 10,548 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Ramongo Lotha of Janata Dal (United), by a margin of 2,992 votes. He was named the chief minister's advisor on horticulture and borders affairs.[5][6][7]
In the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, he retained his seat in Sanis.[8] He polled 15,076 votes and defeated Senkathung Jami of the RJD, by a margin of 9,513 votes. He was named the chief minister's advisor on agriculture.[9]
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