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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = K. Sapdanga
| honorific_suffix =
| image = K Sapdanga1.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Sapdanga in 2025
| office = [[Minister of Home Affairs (Mizoram)|Minister of Home Affairs of Mizoram]]
| term_start = 8 December 2023
| term_end =
| governor = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] [[V. K. Singh]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Lalduhoma]]
| predecessor = [[Lalchamliana]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Lalduhoma ministry|Minister of Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Mizoram]]
| term_start1 = 8 December 2023
| term_end1 =
| governor1 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] [[V. K. Singh]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Lalduhoma]]
| predecessor1 = [[Tawnluia]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Lalduhoma ministry|Minister of Disaster Management and Rehabilitation of Mizoram]]
| term_start2 = 8 December 2023
| term_end2 =
| governor2 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] [[V. K. Singh]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Lalduhoma]]
| predecessor2 = [[Lalchamliana]]
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[Lalduhoma ministry|Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation of Mizoram]]
| term_start3 = 8 December 2023
| term_end3 =
| governor3 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] [[V. K. Singh]]
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = [[Lalduhoma]]
| predecessor3 = [[Tawnluia]]
| successor3 =
| office5 = [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly|Member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start5 = December 2023
| term_end5 =
| predecessor5 = C Lalmuanpuia
| successor5 =
| constituency5 = [[Aizawl North 3 Assembly constituency|Aizawl North 3]]
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| party = [[Zoram People's Movement]] (since 2017)
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| children =
| mother =
| father = Chalthuama
| relatives =
| education = BA
| alma_mater = [[North-Eastern Hill University]]
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'''K. Sapdanga''' (born 1958) is an Indian politician and a journalist who serves as a Member of the [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]] following his election in December 2023 from [[Aizawl North 3 Assembly constituency]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-12-08 |title=Zoram People's Movement leader Lalduhoma sworn in as Mizoram CM |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/mizoram-assembly/zoram-peoples-movement-leader-lalduhoma-sworn-in-as-mizoram-cm/article67617376.ece |access-date=2023-12-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=K Sapdanga Election Results 2023: News, Votes, Results of Mizoram Assembly |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/mizoram-assembly-election-candidates-list-2023/k-sapdanga-16012-5 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=NDTV.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly |url=https://mizoram.nic.in/gov/mla.htm |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=mizoram.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Aizawl North - III assembly election results 2023: K. Sapdanga of ZPM defeats MNF's C. Lalmuanpuia and INC's Lal Thanzara |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aizawl-north-iii-assembly-election-results-2023-k-sapdanga-of-zpm-defeats-mnfs-c-lalmuanpuia-and-incs-lal-thanzara/articleshow/105728325.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-12-08 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aizawl North-III Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: ZPM's K. Sapdanga defeats MNF's C. Lalmuanpuia with 1870 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/aizawl-north-iii-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2471372-2023-12-04 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is a Cabinet Minister under the [[Zoram People's Movement]] government led by Chief Minister [[Lalduhoma]],<ref name=":0" /> with the following portfolios allocated to Sapdanga - Home Department, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Department, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms and Disaster Management & Rehabilitation Department.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mizoram ministers list 2023: Full list of ministers and their portfolios in Lalduhoma cabinet |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/mizoram-ministers-list-2023-full-list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-lalduhoma-cabinet/3333266/ |website=financialexpress.com |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>
He is the working president of Zoram People's Movement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-08 |title=Mizoram CM swearing-in: List of 11 ministers who took oath |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mizoram-cm-swearing-in-list-of-11-ministers-who-took-oath-101702019566997.html |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
K. Sapdanga is also the Editor and Publisher of [[Vanglaini]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati invites Print Media publishers for interactions and a luncheon |url=https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/governor-dr-hari-babu-kambhampati-invites-print-media-publishers-for-interactions-and-a-luncheon |website=dipr.mizoram.gov.in |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref> the newspaper with the largest circulation in Mizoram, he is also the co-founder of Zonet cable TV.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.zonet.in/about-us/ |website=Zonet.in |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Council of Ministers of Mizoram|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Zoram People's Movement politicians]]
[[Category:Mizoram MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:North-Eastern Hill University alumni]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Mizoram]]
[[Category:Politicians from Aizawl]]

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WardDrayton2 at 22:12, 19 April 2026