Suruhoto Assembly constituency

Suruhoto
Constituency No. 33 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Zünheboto
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	16,057 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent S. Toiho Yeptho
Party	Nationalist Congress Party

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1964	Nihovi Avemi		Independent politician
1969	Nihovi Sema		Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1974
1977	Kanito		Indian National Congress
1982	Kiyozhe		Independent politician
1987	Kiyezhe Sema		Indian National Congress
1989	Khukivi Awomi		Naga People's Front
1993	Kiyezhe Aye		Indian National Congress
1998	Kiyezhe Sema
2003	Khutovi		Independent politician
2008	Shetoyi
2013			Naga People's Front
2018	H. Khehovi [3]		Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	S. Toiho Yeptho		Nationalist Congress Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	S. Toiho Yeptho	6,919	50.18%
	BJP	H. Khehovi	6,850	49.68%	−32.51%
	NOTA	Nota	18	0.13%
Margin of victory			69	0.50%	−64.28%
Turnout			13,787	85.86%	−2.35%
Registered electors			16,057		7.21%
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing	-32.01%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto ^{[3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	H. Khehovi	10,860	82.20%
	NPF	Dr. Kaito Jakhalu	2,301	17.42%	−33.89%
	NOTA	None of the Above	51	0.39%
Margin of victory			8,559	64.78%	61.79%
Turnout			13,212	88.22%	−6.81%
Registered electors			14,977		5.02%
	BJP gain from NPF		Swing	30.90%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Shetoyi	6,952	51.30%
	INC	Kiyezhe Aye	6,547	48.31%	0.29%
Margin of victory			405	2.99%	−3.12%
Turnout			13,551	95.02%	6.10%
Registered electors			14,261		−2.68%
	NPF gain from Independent		Swing	-2.83%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Shetoyi	7,053	54.13%
	INC	Khutovi	6,257	48.02%	20.96%
	RJD	Hokheto	40	0.31%
Margin of victory			796	6.11%	−12.10%
Turnout			13,029	91.11%	−2.07%
Registered electors			14,653		43.42%
	Independent hold		Swing	8.86%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Khutovi	4,209	45.28%
	INC	Kiyezhe Aye	2,516	27.07%
	BJP	Khukivi Awomi	1,468	15.79%
	NDM	Dr. Shikikhe	1,074	11.55%
Margin of victory			1,693	18.21%
Turnout			9,296	90.99%	90.99%
Registered electors			10,217		11.36%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-16.89%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kiyezhe Sema	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,175		−3.93%
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kiyezhe Aye	5,608	62.17%	17.65%
	Independent	Vihoshe	2,661	29.50%
	NPF	Holuto	752	8.34%	−47.15%
Margin of victory			2,947	32.67%	21.70%
Turnout			9,021	95.09%	1.97%
Registered electors			9,550		47.58%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing	6.68%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Khukivi Awomi	3,328	55.49%
	INC	Kiyezhe Aye	2,670	44.51%	1.15%
Margin of victory			658	10.97%	10.87%
Turnout			5,998	93.12%	−2.98%
Registered electors			6,471		0.00%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	12.12%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kiyezhe Sema	2,677	43.37%	24.99%
	NND	Khukivi Awomi	2,671	43.27%	29.25%
	NPP	Khekiye	825	13.36%
Margin of victory			6	0.10%	−2.63%
Turnout			6,173	96.11%	11.98%
Registered electors			6,471		−24.24%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	20.62%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kiyozhe	1,608	22.74%
	Independent	Khukivi Awomi	1,415	20.01%
	INC	Kanito	1,299	18.37%	−23.49%
	NND	Pukhato	991	14.02%
	Independent	Nobevi	979	13.85%
	Independent	S. Jadipu	778	11.00%
Margin of victory			193	2.73%	−4.69%
Turnout			7,070	84.13%	−3.05%
Registered electors			8,542		18.43%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-19.12%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kanito	2,584	41.87%
	UDA	Pukhahe	2,126	34.45%
	NCN	Kiyekhu	1,462	23.69%
Margin of victory			458	7.42%	−11.58%
Turnout			6,172	87.18%	8.74%
Registered electors			7,213		−1.82%
	INC gain from NNO		Swing	-6.73%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	Nihovi Sema	2,757	48.60%	−1.45%
	Independent	Choito Sema	1,679	29.60%
	Independent	L. Yekhuyi Sema	1,237	21.81%
Margin of victory			1,078	19.00%	4.02%
Turnout			5,673	78.44%	5.51%
Registered electors			7,347		42.38%
	NNO hold		Swing	-1.45%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	Nihovi Sema	1,881	50.05%
	Independent	A. I. Pukhahe Sema	1,318	35.07%
	Independent	H. Vitoi Sema	559	14.87%
Margin of victory			563	14.98%
Turnout			3,758	72.93%	72.93%
Registered electors			5,160		108.48%
	NNO gain from Independent		Swing

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Suruhoto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nihovi Avemi	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,475
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

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

References

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2. "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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