Residence Leh district | Role Politician Name Nawang Jora | |
Born 2 February 1958 (age 66) Leh ( 1958-02-02 ) Political party Indian National Congress(1995) | ||
Congress Leader MLA- Leh Nawang Rigzin Jora, for. Minister with Indian Youth Parliament
Nawang Rigzin Jora is an Indian politician and former Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Contents
- Congress Leader MLA Leh Nawang Rigzin Jora for Minister with Indian Youth Parliament
- Senior Congress Leader From JK Nawang Rigzin Jora MLA Leh with Indian Youth Parliament
- Early life Education
- Political career
- Personal life
- References
Senior Congress Leader From J&K Nawang Rigzin Jora, MLA-Leh with Indian Youth Parliament
Early life & Education
Nawang Rigzin Jora was born in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India, 2 February 1958.He is an alumnus of St. Stephen's college Delhi.
Political career
Nawang Rigzin Jora is a former Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies. Before that he was Minister for Tourism & Culture.Before joining politics he was a member of the Ladakh Buddhist Association, Leh, a strong organisation and a member of World Buddhist Fellowship, and actively participated in an agitation for grant of Union Territory Status for Ladakh region. Later when in a compromise between the government of India and the Ladakh Buddhist Association a separate administrative unit " The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh" was created in 1995, he became one of the four Executive Councillors of the newly constituted "Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council" under the leadership of the former president of Ladakh Buddhist Association Mr. Thupstan Chhewang.
Personal life
He is married to Tsetan Dolker of Lachumir and has a son and a daughter.