T. M. Lotha

T. Myingthungo Lotha (1951/1952 – 25 March 2020)[1] was an Indian physician and politician who served in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

Born in Longsa village, Lotha studied medicine at Assam Medical College[2] and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Calcutta[3] and became a government assistant surgeon in 1977. After running unsuccessfully in November 1987 for election to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from the Wokha constituency in Wokha district as a member of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party,[1] he was elected in 1989 as a member of the Nagaland People's Council and twice re-elected, in 2003 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and, after losing the election in 2008, in 2013 as a member of the Nationalist Congress Party.[2][1] In 2014 he returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party with two other Assembly members.[4] He was defeated for re-election in 2018.[5] He headed a variety of ministries during his time in the assembly, including the home ministry, medical ministry, and horticulture ministry. He was a founding member of the organization Naga HoHo and chaired its political affairs committee from 2008 to 2012.[2][1]

Lotha was married and had seven children.[1]

References

1. "Former minister Dr. TM Lotha passes away", Nagaland Post, 26 March 2020.
2. "Former Minister, Dr T M Lotha passes away", Nagaland Page, 26 March 2020.
3. "Nagaland 2008: Dr. T.M. Lotha", My Neta.
4. Xavier Rutsa, "3 NCP MLAs in Nagaland join BJP", Times of India, 18 June 2014.
5. "Election Result 2018: Wokha", News 18, retrieved 12 April 2020.