Sangtam K Asungba Biography

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Sangtam,Shri K. Asungba
Constituency   : Nagaland (Nagaland )
Party Name : Indian National Congress(INC)
Email Address : [email protected]
Father’s Name Late Shri Hopongki
Mother’s Name Smt. Anenla
Date of Birth 27.07.1945
Place of Birth Chare, Distt. Tuensang (Nagaland)
Marital Status Married
Date of Marriage 07 Mar 1973
Spouse’s Name Smt. Yashila Asung
No. of Sons 2
No.of Daughters 2
Educational Qualifications B.A.
Educated at Fazl Ali College (Nagaland) and St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (Delhi)

Profession Social Worker

Trader, Industrialist

Permanent Address
Shamrock Dale, F-1, Sector,
P.O. Mokokchung, Nagaland
27312, 26317
Present Address
C-1/7, Humayun Road,
New Delhi – 110003
(011) 24621717, 24631600
Position Held
1984 Member, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (N.P.C.C.)

1987 Joint-Secretary, N.P.C.C.

1989–1992 General-Secretary, N.P.C.C. (two terms)

1992 and 1995 Member, A.I.C.C. (I) (two terms)

1992 Member, N.E. Co-ordination Congress Committee
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
Convenor, Congress Parliamentary Party (North East)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Communications and its
Sub-Committee ‘A’ on Department of Telecom
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of
the House

Member, Committee on Communications
Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
Member, Introspection Committee, A.I.C.C.

Member, Parliamentary Affairs Committee, C.P.P.


Special Interests
Sports and Games; religious seminars and tours and travels
Sports and Clubs
Executive Member, Nagaland State Arts and Cultural Council and Secretary to the Special
Committee

Countries Visited
Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand; also visited Pakistan and Taiwan as a member of
Indian Parliamentary Delegation

Other Information
Adjudged ‘All India Best Cadet’ in N.C.C. at Republic Day Parade, 1966; received the
‘Governor’s Commendation Certificate’ for outstanding performance in N.C.C., 1967;
represented the St. Stephen’s College in various inter-College meets and won several trophies;
First General-Secretary, Naga Students’ Federation for games and sports, 1965-66; Chairman,
United Sangtam Students’ Conference Executive Committee; President, (i) Naga Students’ Union,
Delhi, 1966-67; and (ii) United Sangtam Students’ Conference Executive Committee, 1970;
Secretary, Athletics, District Sports Council; Member, (i) Mokokchung Arts and Cultural Council;
(ii) Advisory Board of Mokokchung Music Society; (iii) Philatelic Advisory Committee,
Department of Post, Government of India since 1989; (iv) All India Congress Committee’s
Organisational Election, 1992; (v) North East Coordination Congress Committee, 1992 and 1995;
(vi) Court Member, North Eastern Hill University since 1998; (vii) Telephone Advisory Committee
Nagaland, since 1998; (viii) Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee; and Observer
(N.P.C.C.) for Nagaland General Election, 1987; (ix) N.N.O. Party (affiliated to I.N.C.) since
1973; (x) Postal Advisory Committee for North-East IV, Nagaland, 2000; and (xi) Court,
Nagaland University, 2000


Reference: Loksabha

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