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Tuensang is one of the original three districts, along with Mokokchung district and Kohima district formed at the time the state was created. Over the decades, the district has gradually diminished in size with the carving out of Mon, Longleng, Kiphire, Noklak and most recently Shamator districts from it. [3][4]
Tuensang ( / ˌtjuːənˈsæŋ /) is a town located in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of the Tuensang District and has a population of 36,774. [ 1] The town was founded in 1947 for the purpose of administrating the erstwhile North Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA) that comprised the present day ...
February 1961 saw the renaming of Naga Hills Tuensang Area to "Nagaland", and in December 1963 Nagaland became the 16th state of India. December 19, 1973 saw the new districts of Wokha District and Zünheboto District carved out of Mokokchung District, Mon District carved from Tuensang District, and Phek District created out of Kohima District. [2]
Nagaland was a district in the State of Assam until 1957, known to others as "The Naga Hills". The Naga National Council, led by Zapu Phizo, demanded an independent Naga state and launched an armed insurgency. The Indian Government, however, maintained that Nagaland was an integral part of the Indian Union.
The 16 Point Agreement between the Government of India and the Naga People’s Convention26 July 1960. 1. The Name: The territories that were heretofore known as the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area under the Naga Hills-Tuensang Area Act, 1957, shall form a State within the Indian Union and he hereafter known as Nagaland. 2.
Earlier the region was part of Tuensang Frontier Division as part of North-East Frontier Agency (present day Arunachal Pradesh) until 1957. The area was transferred to Naga Hills District of United Assam state until 1962 after which it became part of present day Nagaland. The division was renamed as Tuensang Naga Hills District.
Naga Hills. The Naga Hills are the traditional homeland of the Naga people. The Naga Hills, reaching a height of around 3,825 metres (12,549 ft), lie on the border of India and Burma (Myanmar). [citation needed] They are part of a complex mountain system, and the parts of the mountain ranges [citation needed] inside the Indian state of Nagaland ...
Noksen is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India. [2] [3] [4] It is part of Tuensang district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. [5] It was the first assembly seat in India, where Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system was first used with EVMs in a by-poll in ...