He is a four time MLA from Tobu Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, in Mon District.
He won the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, representing Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
He first became an MLA winning the 2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election representing Naga People's Front and defeated A. Thongo Mukiano of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 593 votes.
[2] He retained the seat in the 2008[3] defeating Bongkhao of the Congress by 2,841 votes, and won for a third consecutive time in the 2013[4] Assembly election.
However, he lost the 2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election[5] to N. Bongkhao Konyak of NDPP but regained it after shifting to LJP.