Bhandari Assembly constituency

Bhandari
Constituency No. 40 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Wokha
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	26,957 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Achumbemo Kikon
Party	Naga People's Front

Bhandari Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India. ^[2]

It is part of Wokha district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1998	L. Yanthungo Patton			Indian National Congress
2003	E. T. Ezung			Nationalist Democratic Movement
2008	Wochumo Kithan			Naga People's Front
2013	Mmhonlümo Kikon			Nationalist Congress Party
2018				Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	Achumbemo Kikon			Naga People's Front

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Achumbemo Kikon	13,867	54.11%	9.60%
	BJP	Mmhonlümo Kikon	10,278	40.11%	−5.68%
	NPP	Tsungro Kithan	1,072	4.18%	3.70%
	INC	Chenithung Humtsoe	325	1.27%	0.60%
	Independent	John Ovung	77	0.30%
	NOTA	Nota	7	0.03%
Margin of victory			3,589	14.01%	12.73%
Turnout			25,626	95.06%	0.48%
Registered electors			26,957		4.18%
	NPF gain from BJP		Swing	8.33%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mmhonlümo Kikon	11,205	45.79%
	NPF	Achumbemo Kikon	10,893	44.51%	42.61%
	JD(U)	Myinthungo Mozhui	1,997	8.16%	−20.64%
	INC	E. Thungohamo Ezung	164	0.67%	−2.61%
	NPP	Mhonjan Lotha	119	0.49%
	NOTA	None of the Above	95	0.39%
Margin of victory			312	1.27%	0.24%
Turnout			24,473	94.58%	−3.33%
Registered electors			25,876		2.97%
	BJP gain from NCP		Swing	12.52%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Mmhonlümo Kikon	8,183	33.26%	14.51%
	Independent	Achumbemo Kikon	7,929	32.23%
	JD(U)	Mhonjan Lotha	7,085	28.80%	16.10%
	INC	Y. Yisao	807	3.28%
	NPF	Er. Wochumo Kithan	468	1.90%	−24.51%
	Independent	Yanpansao Lotha	29	0.12%
Margin of victory			254	1.03%	−6.63%
Turnout			24,603	97.91%	6.38%
Registered electors			25,129		0.28%
	NCP gain from NPF		Swing	6.84%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Wochumo Kithan	6,059	26.42%	12.29%
	NCP	Mmhonlümo Kikon	4,301	18.75%
	RJD	Yiphyolumo Lotha Mozhui	3,097	13.50%
	JD(U)	Mhonjan Lotha	2,912	12.70%
	LJP	Achumbemo Kikon	2,244	9.78%
	BJP	C. Kikon	2,115	9.22%	3.59%
Margin of victory			1,758	7.66%	3.59%
Turnout			22,936	93.30%	7.28%
Registered electors			25,060		24.72%
	NPF gain from NDM		Swing	-4.69%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDM	E. Thungohamo Ezung	5,240	31.11%
	INC	L. Yanthungo Patton	4,554	27.04%
	Samata Party	Mhonjan Lotha	3,698	21.95%
	NPF	Tsenlamo Kikon	2,380	14.13%
	BJP	Tsungro	949	5.63%
Margin of victory			686	4.07%
Turnout			16,844	84.24%	84.24%
Registered electors			20,093		17.85%
	NDM gain from INC		Swing	-6.06%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	L. Yanthungo Patton	Unopposed
Registered electors			17,049		51.97%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Tsenlamo Kikon	3,753	37.17%	−8.07%
	INC	E. Thungohamo Ezung	3,521	34.87%	−19.89%
	Independent	L. Yanthungo Patton	1,947	19.28%
	Independent	Abemo Humtsoe	876	8.68%
Margin of victory			232	2.30%	−7.23%
Turnout			10,097	90.69%	3.61%
Registered electors			11,219		4.87%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	-17.59%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	E. Thungohamo Ezung	5,071	54.76%	13.95%
	NPF	Tsenlamo Kikon	4,189	45.24%
Margin of victory			882	9.52%	8.48%
Turnout			9,260	87.08%	−2.62%
Registered electors			10,698		8.07%
	INC gain from NND		Swing	12.91%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Tsenlamo Kikon	3,698	41.85%	2.13%
	INC	E. Thungohamo Ezung	3,606	40.81%	−0.09%
	Independent	T. C. Kithan	1,261	14.27%
	Independent	Lochumlo Yanthan	271	3.07%
Margin of victory			92	1.04%	−0.13%
Turnout			8,836	89.71%	17.11%
Registered electors			9,899		−12.26%
	NND gain from INC		Swing	0.95%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	E. Thungohamo Ezung	3,311	40.90%	4.55%
	NND	Tsenlamo Kikon	3,216	39.72%
	Independent	Yanthungo Patton	1,028	12.70%
	Independent	K. Elias Lotha	541	6.68%
Margin of victory			95	1.17%	−12.37%
Turnout			8,096	72.59%	−14.07%
Registered electors			11,282		63.72%
	INC gain from NCN		Swing	-8.99%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCN	Tsenlamo Kikon	2,951	49.89%
	INC	Mhondamo Kithan	2,150	36.35%
	UDA	Nzanbemo Kinghen	814	13.76%	−36.42%
Margin of victory			801	13.54%	13.17%
Turnout			5,915	86.66%	0.09%
Registered electors			6,891		21.62%
	NCN gain from UDA		Swing	-0.30%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Mhondamo Kithan	2,434	50.19%
	NNO	Tsenlamo Kikon	2,416	49.81%	−13.15%
Margin of victory			18	0.37%	−25.57%
Turnout			4,850	86.57%	0.03%
Registered electors			5,666		52.89%
	UDA gain from NNO		Swing	-12.78%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	Tsenlamo Kikon	2,015	62.97%
	Independent	R. L. Kinghen	1,185	37.03%
Margin of victory			830	25.94%
Turnout			3,200	86.54%	86.54%
Registered electors			3,706		157.72%
	NNO gain from Independent		Swing

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Bhandari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tsenlamo Kikon	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,438
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
• Wokha district

References

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2. "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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4. "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018 - Nagaland - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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