Wakching Assembly constituency

Wakching
Constituency No. 42 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Mon
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	16,313 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Y. M. Yolow
Party	Naga People's Front

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1974	Chingwang Konyak		Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1977			Indian National Congress
1980 by-election	P. Enyei		Independent politician
1982	P. Ehyol		Indian National Congress
1987	Chingwang Konyak
1989
1993	P. Enyei		Naga People's Front
1998	P. Enyei Konyak		Indian National Congress
2003	M. C. Konyak		Bharatiya Janata Party
2008
2013	Y. M. Yollow Konyak		Independent politician
2018			Naga People's Front
2023	W. Chingang Konyak		Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	W. Chingang Konyak	9,166	58.56%	15.20%
	NPP	M. Honang Jess	6,433	41.10%
	NOTA	Nota	52	0.33%
Margin of victory			2,733	17.46%	4.81%
Turnout			15,651	95.94%	2.35%
Registered electors			16,313		9.54%
	NDPP gain from NPF		Swing	2.55%

2018 Assembly election

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Y. M. Yollow Konyak	7,808	56.02%	10.98%
	NDPP	M. C. Konyak	6,044	43.36%
	NOTA	None of the Above	86	0.62%
Margin of victory			1,764	12.66%	2.75%
Turnout			13,938	93.59%	−1.74%
Registered electors			14,892		−22.48%
	NPF gain from Independent		Swing	1.07%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y. M. Yollow Konyak	10,063	54.95%
	NPF	M. C. Konyak	8,248	45.04%
Margin of victory			1,815	9.91%	3.29%
Turnout			18,314	95.33%	−1.43%
Registered electors			19,211		−2.57%
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	15.76%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. C. Konyak	7,476	39.18%	−12.82%
	INC	Yona	6,213	32.56%	−15.44%
	RJD	P. Enyei	5,539	29.03%
Margin of victory			1,263	6.62%	2.62%
Turnout			19,080	97.51%	4.61%
Registered electors			19,718		60.24%
	BJP hold		Swing	-12.82%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. C. Konyak	5,859	52.00%
	INC	P. Enyei Konyak	5,408	48.00%
Margin of victory			451	4.00%
Turnout			11,267	92.16%	92.16%
Registered electors			12,305		2.63%
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.23%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Enyei Konyak	Unopposed
Registered electors			11,990		−17.46%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	P. Enyei	7,251	50.77%	1.00%
	INC	Chingwang Konyak	6,839	47.89%	−2.34%
	BJP	Shanglow	192	1.34%
Margin of victory			412	2.88%	2.43%
Turnout			14,282	98.53%	4.89%
Registered electors			14,527		39.07%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	0.54%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chingwang Konyak	4,853	50.23%	−6.02%
	NPF	P. Enyei	4,809	49.77%
Margin of victory			44	0.46%	−12.04%
Turnout			9,662	93.63%	4.98%
Registered electors			10,446		−0.07%
	INC hold		Swing	-6.02%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chingwang Konyak	5,151	56.25%	12.60%
	NND	P. Enyei	4,007	43.75%	13.76%
Margin of victory			1,144	12.49%	−1.16%
Turnout			9,158	88.65%	−4.99%
Registered electors			10,453		34.20%
	INC hold		Swing	12.60%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Ehyol	3,123	43.65%
	NND	A. Shangkem Konyak	2,146	29.99%
	Independent	Hendok Konyak	1,886	26.36%
Margin of victory			977	13.65%
Turnout			7,155	93.64%	DIV/0!
Registered electors			7,789
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1980 Assembly by-election

1980 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Wakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Enyei	3,417
	INC(I)	S. Konyak	3,408
Margin of victory			9
Turnout			0		DIV/0!
Registered electors			0		−100.00%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chingwang Konyak	2,397	38.85%
	UDA	P. Enyei	2,240	36.30%	8.34%
	Independent	A. Shangkem Konyak	1,533	24.85%
Margin of victory			157	2.54%	−32.40%
Turnout			6,170	86.88%	−1.22%
Registered electors			7,246		37.81%
	INC gain from NNO		Swing	-24.06%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	Chingwang Konyak	2,814	62.91%
	UDA	Shaopa	1,251	27.97%
	Independent	Thanglong Konyak	408	9.12%
Margin of victory			1,563	34.94%
Turnout			4,473	88.09%	VALUE!
Registered electors			5,258
	NNO win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
• Mon 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. "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018 - Nagaland - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "Report on the General Election to the 9th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 1998" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.

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