W. Wangyuh

W. Wangyuh Konyak (born 20 October 1963) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Nagaland constituency and is a member of the Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF) political party.

W. Wangyuh Konyak
MP
ConstituencyNagaland
Personal details
Born (1963-10-20) 20 October 1963
Mon District, Nagaland
Political partyNPF
Spouse(s)H. Pongthron
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
ResidenceNagaland
As of 16 September, 2006
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Political Life

Member of Parliament

Konyak won the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 with a margin of over 400,000 votes against his closest opponent, K. Asungba Sangtam who represented the Indian National Congress in the previous term. He fought the election on an NPF ticket.[1]

In 2006, he urged the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of the Indian government to ban the screening of the movie The Da Vinci Code in India. He also asked the then Chief Minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio to convene a special session of the state assembly to ban the movie in Nagaland or issue an official notification in this regard.[2]

In 2008, while a Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland, Konyak was expelled from his party, Nagaland People's Front, for six years as he defied party directives and voted for the nuclear deal tabled in Parliament by the United Progressive Alliance. The NPF was in political alliance with the BJP then at the state government.[3]

References
  1. "NPF victorious in Nagaland". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. "Wangyuh wants Da Vinci Code be banned". OneIndia.com. United News of India. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. "Nagaland MP expelled from NPF for defying party whip". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.


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