{{Short description|Indian politician (1950–2025)|bot = PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Sources|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox Indian politician | name = Imkong L. Imchen | party = BJP (2023–25)<br/>NDPP (2022–23)<br />NPF (2003–22) | education = North-Eastern Hill University | spouse = | assembly = Nagaland Legislative | successor = Daochier L. Imchen | predecessor = T. Nokyu Longchar | term_start = 2003 | term_end = 2025 | constituency_AM = Koridang | children = Daochier L. Imchen (Son) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1950|6|15|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|11|11|1950|6|15|df=y}} | death_place = Guwahati, Assam, India }}
'''Imkong L. Imchen''' (15 June 1950 – 11 November 2025) was an Indian politician from Nagaland. He was elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly five times from the Koridang Assembly constituency.
== Early life == Imkong was from Mangmetong village in Mokokchung district. He studied at North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong during which he got involved in student politics. During this time, he was also elected general secretary of the Naga Students' Federation. He joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1989.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yhoshü |first=Alice |date=11 November 2025 |title=Five-time Nagaland MLA Imkong L Imchen dies. He was 75 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/fivetime-nagaland-mla-imkong-l-imchen-dies-he-was-75-101762875037395.html |access-date=20 December 2025 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
== Political life == Imchen first won the Koridang Assembly seat in 2003 as an independent candidate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=11 November 2025 |title=Former Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen passes away |url=https://morungexpress.com/former-nagaland-home-minister-imkong-l-imchen-passes-away#google_vignette |access-date=20 December 2025 |work=The Morung Express |pages=1}}</ref> He won the subsequent 2008, 2013, and 2018 elections as a member of the Naga People's Front (NPF). He joined the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) in 2022, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2023. He fought the subsequent 2023 state assembly election as a BJP candidate and won.
Imchen earlier served as a minister in the Nagaland cabinet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Imkong L Imchen |url=https://myneta.info/nagaland2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=5874 |website=My Neta |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shri Imkong L Imchen |url=https://nokinketer.com/present-ao-legislators/shri-imkong-l-imchen/ |website=Nokinterer |date=6 July 2020 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Koridang Assembly constituency |url=https://www.elections.in/nagaland/assembly-constituencies/koridang.html |website=Election |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>
== Death == He died from a heart attack in Guwahati, on 11 November 2025, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nagaland BJP MLA Imkong L Imchen passes away at 75 |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/around-ne/nagaland/nagaland-bjp-mla-imkong-l-imchen-passes-away-at-75/ |access-date=11 November 2025 |publisher=Northeast Live |date=11 November 2025}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, four sons, and two daughters.<ref name=":0" />
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