Ghaspani-1 Assembly constituency

Ghaspani-1
Constituency for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Nagaland
District	Chümoukedima and Niuland
LS constituency	Nagaland
Total electors	66,259 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	Jacob Zhimomi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Ghaspani-1 Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India. ^[2]

Previously part of Dimapur District, it is now part of Chümoukedima District and Niuland District. It is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2003	H. Khekiho Zhimomi		Naga People's Front
2008	Y. Hewoto Awomi [3]		Indian National Congress
2013 [4]	Jacob Zhimomi		Independent
2018 [1]			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2018

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Ghaspani-I ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	N. Jacob Zhimomi	23,391	44.72	New
	Independent	Z. Kasheto Yeptho	20,796	39.76	New
	AAP	Akavi N. Zhimomi	6,233	11.92	New
	INC	Nagavito Sumi	1,497	2.86	New
	NOTA	None of the above	387	0.74
Majority			2,595	4.96
Turnout			52,304	78.94	-8.82
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing

2013

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2013: Ghaspani-I ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Jacob Zhimomi	26,287	51	New
	NPF	Khekiho Zhimomi	25,255	49	+15.55
Majority			1,032	2
Turnout			52,304	87.76	+5.96
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

2008

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2008: Ghaspani-I ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Y. Hewoto Awomi	17,646	36.58	+15.2
	NPF	Khekiho Zhimomi	16,132	33.45	-17.53
	Independent	Dr. Kakheto Zhimomi	14,456	29.97	New
Majority			1,514	3.13
Turnout			48,234	81.8	-0.7
	INC gain from NPF		Swing

See also

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

References

1. "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
2. "NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
3. "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2008". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
4. "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

Coordinates: 25°47′N93°47′E / 25.79°N 93.78°E / 25.79; 93.78