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'''Kevipodi Sophie''' (born 1964)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kevipodi Sophie (Independent):Constituency- Southern Angami - I (ST) (Kohima) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Nagaland2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=6924 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Nagaland]]. He is a four-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Southern Angami I Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]], in [[Kohima district|Kohima District]]. He won the [[2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]], as an independent politician.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/nagaland-assembly-election-results-2023-winners-8473973/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Nagaland Election Results 2023: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/nagaland-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners/2997494/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Sophie is from [[Southern Angami]], Kohima, Nagaland. He is the son of Zelul Sophie. He is a retired government employee. He completed his M.A. in political science in 1984 at [[North-Eastern Hill University|North Eastern Hill University]], [[Shillong]].<ref name=":0" /> Sophie retired as Project Director DRDA department of Rural Development government of Nagaland<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Sophie won from the Southern Angami I constituency as an independent candidate in the 2023 Nagaland assembly election. He polled 6,643 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[Medo Yhokha]] of the [[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]], by 177 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevipodi Sophie in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/nagaland/kevipodi-sophie-southern-angami-i-candidate-s17a014c002/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2023 |title=Nagaland election result 2023: Full list of winners constituency-wise |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nagaland-election-winner-list-2023-ndpp-bjp-winner-candidate-list-for-nagaland-assembly-election-2023-leading-trailing-candidate-party-101677731585125.html |access-date=7 November 2024 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Nagaland Election Results 2023: Check full list of constituency-wise winners |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/nagaland-assembly-election-results-2023-check-full-list-of-constituency-wise-winners-2341587-2023-03-02 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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