Tening Assembly constituency

Tening
Constituency No. 6 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Peren
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	27,405 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Namri Nchang
Party	Nationalist Congress Party
Elected year	2023

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1964	Lalkholam Singson		Independent politician
1969	N. Azu Mewmai
1974			United Democratic Alliance
1977	N. C. Zeling		Indian National Congress
1982	Henlum L. Singson		Independent politician
1987			Indian National Congress
1989	T. R. Zeliang		Naga People's Front
1993	T. R. Zeliang		Indian National Congress
1998	T. R. Zeliang
2003	T. R. Zeliang
2008	Tarie Zeliang
2013	Namri Nchang		Naga People's Front
2018			Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2023			Nationalist Congress Party

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2023			29.39%
2018			34.24%
2013			33.48%
2008			59.62%
2003			35.17%
1993			35.11%
1989			39.82%
1987			26.79%
1982			28.37%
1977			31.79%
1974			31.08%
1969			32.62%
1964			56.99%

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Namri Nchang	6,736	29.39%
	NDPP	Tarie Zeliang	6,399	27.92%	−6.32%
	Independent	Dr. Tumda Newme	5,530	24.13%
	NPP	Zandi Domta	2,467	10.76%
	INC	Rosy Thomson	1,704	7.44%
	NOTA	Nota	42	0.18%
	NPF	Henry Zeliang	39	0.17%	−33.25%
Margin of victory			337	1.47%	0.65%
Turnout			22,917	83.62%	6.63%
Registered electors			27,405		2.95%
	NCP gain from NDPP		Swing	-4.85%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Namri Nchang	7,018	34.24%
	NPF	Namduadi Rangkau Zeliang	6,850	33.42%	−0.06%
	Independent	Tarie Zeliang	6,476	31.60%
	NOTA	None of the Above	150	0.73%
Margin of victory			168	0.82%	−3.38%
Turnout			20,494	76.99%	−17.18%
Registered electors			26,619		−8.29%
	NDPP gain from NPF		Swing	0.76%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Namri Nchang	9,151	33.48%	−6.94%
	INC	Tarie Zeliang	8,003	29.28%	−30.34%
	Independent	L. L. Kuki	5,407	19.78%
	NCP	Neiba Ndang	3,930	14.38%
Margin of victory			1,148	4.20%	−14.99%
Turnout			27,333	94.17%	7.78%
Registered electors			29,026		−1.81%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	-26.14%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tarie Zeliang	15,224	59.62%	24.45%
	NPF	K. Samuel Medaliang	10,323	40.42%	17.39%
Margin of victory			4,901	19.19%	7.06%
Turnout			25,537	86.42%	−8.97%
Registered electors			29,560		55.53%
	INC hold		Swing	24.45%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. R. Zeliang	6,374	35.17%
	NPF	Namri Nchang	4,175	23.04%
	JD(U)	Wizabo	3,449	19.03%
	BJP	Abraham	2,765	15.26%
	NDM	L. L. Kuki	1,361	7.51%
Margin of victory			2,199	12.13%
Turnout			18,124	95.36%	−1.23%
Registered electors			19,006		13.92%
	INC hold		Swing	0.05%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. R. Zeliang		{{{percentage}}}	{{{change}}}
		{{{candidate}}}	Unopposed
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. R. Zeliang	6,005	35.11%	3.12%
	Independent	Lalkholen	3,461	20.24%
	Independent	Namri Nchang	3,276	19.16%
	NPF	Atui	2,357	13.78%	−26.04%
	Independent	Haokhosei	1,629	9.53%
	BJP	N. David	373	2.18%
Margin of victory			2,544	14.88%	7.05%
Turnout			17,101	96.59%	−2.71%
Registered electors			17,802		106.62%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing	-4.71%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	T. R. Zeliang	3,387	39.82%
	INC	H. L. Singson	2,721	31.99%	5.20%
	Independent	N. Azu Mewmai	1,382	16.25%
	NPP	Haokhosei	1,015	11.93%	−7.94%
Margin of victory			666	7.83%	7.20%
Turnout			8,505	99.30%	1.49%
Registered electors			8,616		0.14%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	13.03%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Henlum L. Singson	2,235	26.79%	11.98%
	NND	T. R. Zeliang	2,182	26.15%	6.34%
	NPP	T. Hangsing	1,658	19.87%
	Independent	N. Azu Mewmai	1,407	16.86%
	Independent	N. Namgangbi Chewang	861	10.32%
Margin of victory			53	0.64%	−7.92%
Turnout			8,343	97.81%	7.93%
Registered electors			8,604		−3.16%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-1.58%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Henlum L. Singson	2,222	28.37%
	NND	C. R. Zeliang	1,552	19.81%
	Independent	Taditiu	1,270	16.21%
	INC	N. C. Zeliang	1,160	14.81%	−16.98%
	Independent	N. Azu Mewmai	1,064	13.58%
	Independent	Zengdibe	522	6.66%
	Independent	Chungjathang Hangsingkaki	43	0.55%
Margin of victory			670	8.55%	8.31%
Turnout			7,833	89.88%	0.07%
Registered electors			8,885		12.41%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-3.42%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. C. Zeling	2,224	31.79%
	UDA	N. Azu Mewmai	2,207	31.55%	0.47%
	NCN	Jangkhosei Hangsingh	1,966	28.10%
	Independent	Paokholun	599	8.56%
Margin of victory			17	0.24%	−1.37%
Turnout			6,996	89.82%	3.00%
Registered electors			7,904		20.10%
	INC gain from UDA		Swing	0.71%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	N. Azu Mewmai	1,730	31.08%
	Independent	Jangkhosei Hangsingh	1,640	29.46%
	NNO	Lalkholam Singson	1,524	27.38%	17.25%
	Independent	Ramga	672	12.07%
Margin of victory			90	1.62%	−9.86%
Turnout			5,566	86.81%	7.37%
Registered electors			6,581		71.92%
	UDA gain from Independent		Swing	-1.54%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Azu Mewmai	992	32.62%
	UDF	Kaikholal	643	21.14%
	Independent	Kaisungbo Kaurinta	473	15.55%
	Independent	Wizabo	346	11.38%
	NNO	Lalkholam Singson	308	10.13%
	Independent	Letkhosei	156	5.13%
	Independent	Thangkholan	123	4.04%
Margin of victory			349	11.48%	−13.21%
Turnout			3,041	79.44%	6.06%
Registered electors			3,828		29.63%
	Independent hold		Swing	-24.37%

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tening

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lalkholam Singson	1,235	56.99%
	Independent	Huthombo	700	32.30%
	Independent	Lutjakai	232	10.71%
Margin of victory			535	24.69%
Turnout			2,167	73.38%
Registered electors			2,953
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

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

References

1. "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2023". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 20 April 2023.
2. "NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
3. The Indian Express (2 March 2023). "Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners". Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
4. "Report on the General Election to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
5. "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2013" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
6. "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
7. "Report on the General Election to the 10th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2003" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2022.

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