Mokokchung Town | |
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Constituency No. 27 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Nagaland |
District | Mokokchung District |
LS constituency | Nagaland |
Total electors | 8,252 [1] |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
Elected year | 2023 |
Mokokchung Town Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India. [2]
It is part of Mokokchung District and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Year | Member | Party | |
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1964 | Khelhoshe Sema [3] | Independent | |
1966 [lower-alpha 1] | A. Longkumer [4] | ||
1969 | Assamwati [5] | Nagaland Nationalist Organisation | |
1974 | R. Lisen Ao [6] | ||
1977 [7] | Takuyaba | United Democratic Front | |
1982 [8] | Naga National Democratic Party | ||
1987 | Imtimeren [9] | Indian National Congress | |
1989 [10] | S. C. Jamir | ||
1993 [11] | |||
1998 [12] | Nungshizenba | ||
2003 [13] | |||
2008 [14] | C. Apok Jamir | ||
2013 [15] | |||
2018 | Metsubo Jamir | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | |
2023 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NDPP | Metsubo Jamir | ||||
NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
NDPP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
This by-election was needed because of the death of the sitting MLA, Khelhoshe Sema. [17] [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | A. Longkumer | 905 | 51.48 | New | |
Independent | Moklonsama Ao | 853 | 48.52 | New | |
Majority | 52 | 2.96 | +0.98 | ||
Turnout | 1,758 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Khelhoshe Sema | 670 | 50.99 | ||
Independent | Tekasosang | 644 | 49.01 | ||
Majority | 26 | 1.98 | |||
Turnout | 1,314 | 50.87 | |||
Registered electors | 2,583 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
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