Mmhonlümo Kikon

Mmhonlümo Kikon
Kikon in 2025
National Spokesperson of
Bhartiya Janata Party
In office
26 September 2020 – 07 August 2025
Advisor, Information Technology & Communication, Science & Technology, NRE,
Government of Nagaland
In office
April 2020 – January 2023
ConstituencyBhandari
Minister of Geology and Mining, Border Affairs,
Government of Nagaland
In office
June 2017 – December 2017
ConstituencyBhandari
Personal details
Born (1978-05-01) 1 May 1978
Kohima, Nagaland, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Children3 (two daughters and one son)
Education
ProfessionWriter, social worker, politician

Mmhonlümo Kikon (born 1 May 1978) is an Indian politician, scholar,[1] poet, and social worker[2] from Nagaland. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was the member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from Bhandari Constituency in Wokha District.[3] Kikon was also a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party[4][5] until his resignation from the party.[6]

Kikon has published two books of poems[7][8] since 2018. He completed his master's degree in English Literature from Delhi University. He is also an ASPEN Fellow.[9]

A former Minister in the Government of Nagaland, he also served in the position of Advisor to the Government of Nagaland on Information Technology and Communication, New & Renewable Energy, Science & Technology.[3] He was given additional responsibility as the Prabhari (in-Charge) of Mizoram state of the BJP. He was defeated in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election by Achumbemo Kikon of the NPF.[10]

Early life

Kikon has published 2 books of poems under his name (The Village Empire and The Penmi Poems: A Requiem). Indian Olympic boxer and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Mary Kom formally released the book on "The Village Empire" written by Mmhonlümo Kikon at her residence[11] in New Delhi.

In 2023, Vintage India published His Majesty’s Headhunters, a work on the history of Northeast India authored by Mmhonlümo Kikon.[12]

Political career

Kikon first stood for elections from the Bhandari Assembly constituency in the 2008 Nagaland elections as a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate. He lost to Wochumo Kithan of the Naga People's Front (NPF) by 1758 votes.[13] Kikon was then elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from the Bhandari constituency in the year 2013 on a NCP ticket. He defeated his nearest rival Achumbemo Kikon, an independent candidate, with a small margin of 254 votes.[14] After winning four seats in the elections, NCP decided to support Rio's DAN government in the state. He was appointed the chairperson of MARCOFED (Nagaland State Co-operative Marketing and Consumers’ Federation Ltd.).[15][16] For the 2014 Indian general election, Kikon was appointed the party's observer for the states of Northeast India.[16]

Kikon was elected for a second term in the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election from the Bhandari seat. He defeated Achumbemo, once again with a small margin of 312 votes. This time Mmhonlümo fought on a BJP ticket, and Achumbemo on an NPF ticket.[17]

In his first term, Kikon served as a Parliamentary Secretary for Skill development and Labour, and then served for another six months as a Cabinet Minister for Geology and Mining and Border Affairs.[18] He was appointed the State Election Officer[19] of the BJP for Nagaland state in 2016.

During his second term, Kikon was the Advisor to the Government of Nagaland on Information and Technology, Science & Technology, and New & Renewable Energy.[20] In the year 2018, he was appointed the Chief Whip of the BJP Legislature Party in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.[21] Kikon was also featured among the Top 50 MLAs in India[22] in a survey conducted by the magazine ‘Fame India’. In 2020, Kikon was appointed a National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5] In addition to this, he was also given the responsibility of Prabhari or state in-charge of Mizoram.[23]

Kikon lost the Bhandari seat in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election to Achumbemo by a margin of 3589 votes.

References

  1. ↑ Sempa, Francis P. (29 November 2023). ""His Majesty's Headhunters: The Siege of Kohima That Shaped World History" by Mmhonlümo Kikon". Asian Review of Books. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mmhonlumo Kikon | Diplomacy Training Program". www.dtp.unsw.edu.au.
  3. 1 2 "Important Functionaries - Government of Nagaland :: Official Portal". Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ↑ National Spokesperson Bhartiya Janata Party Official website.
  5. 1 2 Ambrocia, Medolenuo (26 September 2020). "Nagaland: Mmhonlumo Kikon appointed BJP national spokesperson, Chuba Ao VP". EastMojo.
  6. ↑ "BJP's only national spokesperson from Northeast Mmhonlumo Kikon resigns". The Hindu. 7 August 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Reading List: Two recently-launched poetry books that deserve your attention". Hindustan Times. 26 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "A Candid Chat With Mmhonlumo Kikon About The Story Behind "The Penmi Poems" Which He Penned Down In Memory Of His Late Wife". Roots & Leisure. 18 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Mmhonlumo Kikon". Pacific Forum International.
  10. ↑ Kohima, Alice Yhoshü (3 March 2023). "Nagaland's oldest party NPF wins only two seats". Hindustan Times.
  11. ↑ "Mary Kom releases 'The Village Empire' by Mmhonlümo Kikon". MorungExpress.
  12. ↑ Sharma, Pranay (1 March 2024). "A war and its heroes resurrected". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Alam, J. (2013). Report on the General Election to the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, 2013 (PDF). Kohima: Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Chairmans of MARCOFED". Nagaland State Co-operative Marketing & Consumers’ Federation Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Nagaland unit of NCP gets new president". The Times of India. 9 March 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Bhandari Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
  18. ↑ "Nagaland CM allocates portfolios to ministers". www.millenniumpost.in. 27 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Visasolie Lhoungu is New BJP President in Nagaland". The New Indian Express. PTI. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Cabinet Ministers - Government of Nagaland :: Official Portal". 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "Kikon is BJP legislature party chief whip". easternmirrornagaland.com. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "MLA, Mmhonlumo Kikon Among 50 Best Legislators in India". NagalandExpress. 13 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "BJP Reshuffles; Dr. Chuba Ao, Mmhonlumo Kikon in-charge of Meghalaya, Mizoram". NagalandExpress. 14 November 2020.
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