Tongpang Ozukum

Tongpang Ozüküm (born 1980) is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is a two-time member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from Angetyongpang Assembly constituency. He was a Minister of Housing, Mechanical and Road & Bridges (April 2018- July 2019) in the Fourth Neiphiu Rio ministry from 2018. In 2023, he was appointed as an adviser to the Water Resources Department.

Early life and education

Ozukum is from Angetyongpang, Mokokchung District, Nagaland. He is the son of late Temsulepden. He completed his Bachelor's degree in arts in 2003 at Kohima College, which is affiliated with Nagaland University. His wife is in the government service in the education department. In 2023, he joined the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and retained the seat in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election representing the NDPP. In 2023, he polled 8,046 votes and defeated his nearest rival, K. Wati, an independent candidate, by a margin of 2,220 votes.