Kiyanilie Peseyie

Kiyanilie Peseyie (1 August 1941 – 27 September 2017) was an Indian politician from Nagaland, India. Between 1971 and 2002 he was in government service. In 2003 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland, as the Nagaland People's Front candidate in the constituency Western Angami (ST).[1] After the election, he was elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] He retained his constituency in the 2008 election, and was then elected Speaker for a second term.[3] he was made the Minister for Public Health Engineering after retaining his constituency for a third time however in a minor reshuffle he is made minister for Social Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs.

He died on 27 September 2017 around 2.30 A.M. at Zion Hospital Dimapur after a brief illness.[4] On 28 September, he was laid to rest in Jotsoma village with full state honors.[5]


References
  1. Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland Archived 2005-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Nagaland
  3. The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Peseyie voted Naga Speaker
  4. Kiyanilie Peseyie passes away
  5. Thousands pay rich tribute to late Kiyanilie Peseyie


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