Sixty years later, Nagaland elects two women legislators
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New Delhi: Sixty years after it became a State, Nagaland elected two women legislators – Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu – both from the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in the 60-member Assembly. While Kruse won from the Western Angami AC, Jakhalu elected from Dimapur – III constituencies. There were four women candidates among 183 candidates in the Christian-dominated State.
Jakhalu, a US-educated lawyer is a social entrepreneur and founder of YouthNet. She was recently awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar award from the President of India on International Women’s Day. She is an active social worker who works mainly with women and youth. Kruse an entrepreneur contested against an independent candidate, Keneizhakho Nakhro.
Elated with the result, Jakhalu tweeted “My victory is not mine alone, it belongs to my people who trusted me with their hopes and aspirations. I dedicate this victory to God and pledge to serve my constituents with honesty and integrity.”
Interestingly, way back in 1977, Rano M Shiaza was the lone woman to be elected from Nagaland to Lok Sabha. In 2022, S Phangnon Konyak became the first woman from the State to get a seat in the Upper House.
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