Mokokchung Town Assembly constituency

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

Mokokchung Town
Constituency No. 27 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Mokokchung
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	8,252[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Metsubo Jamir
Party	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
Elected year	2023

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1964	Khelhoshe Sema		Independent
1966[lower-alpha 1]	A. Longkumer[3]
1969	Assamwati[4]		Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1974	R. Lisen Ao[5]
1977[6]	Takuyaba		United Democratic Front
1982[7]			Naga National Democratic Party
1987	Imtimeren[8]		Indian National Congress
1989[9]	S. C. Jamir
1993[10]
1998[11]	Nungshizenba
2003[12]
2008[13]	C. Apok Jamir
2013[14]
2018	Metsubo Jamir		Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2023

1. by-election

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Metsübo Jamir	5,318	78.66%	25.79%
	INC	Alem Jongshi	1,407	20.81%	18.51%
	NOTA	Nota	36	0.53%
Margin of victory			3,911	57.85%	39.94%
Turnout			6,761	81.93%	3.84%
Registered electors			8,252		14.95%
	NDPP hold		Swing	25.79%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Metsübo Jamir	2,964	52.87%
	NPF	Chubatoshi Apok Jamir	1,960	34.96%	−8.60%
	Independent	Temsuwati	526	9.38%
	INC	Rongsenshilu	129	2.30%	−42.20%
	NOTA	None of the Above	27	0.48%
Margin of victory			1,004	17.91%	16.97%
Turnout			5,606	78.09%	−8.07%
Registered electors			7,179		23.48%
	NDPP gain from INC		Swing	8.37%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chubatoshi Apok Jamir	2,229	44.50%	−0.92%
	NPF	Rosemtong	2,182	43.56%	14.98%
	Independent	Dr. Yangerla	579	11.56%
Margin of victory			47	0.94%	−12.70%
Turnout			5,009	86.15%	10.82%
Registered electors			5,814		−4.58%
	INC hold		Swing	-0.92%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chubatoshi Apok Jamir	2,085	45.42%	−8.20%
	Independent	Aolepden	1,459	31.79%
	NPF	Nokzenketba	1,312	28.58%	−17.79%
Margin of victory			626	13.64%	6.38%
Turnout			4,590	79.70%	2.49%
Registered electors			6,093		22.57%
	INC hold		Swing	-8.20%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nungshizenba	1,937	53.63%
	NPF	L. Nokzenketba	1,675	46.37%
Margin of victory			262	7.25%
Turnout			3,612	72.84%	72.84%
Registered electors			4,971		9.11%
	INC hold		Swing	-44.53%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nungshizenba	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,556		−4.96%
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. C. Jamir	4,580	98.16%	15.08%
	NPF	Bendangtoshi	86	1.84%	−15.08%
Margin of victory			4,494	96.31%	30.17%
Turnout			4,666	97.56%	8.41%
Registered electors			4,794		72.32%
	INC hold		Swing	15.08%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. C. Jamir	2,017	83.07%	45.67%
	NPF	Takuyaba	411	16.93%
Margin of victory			1,606	66.14%	62.80%
Turnout			2,428	89.14%	5.89%
Registered electors			2,782		−0.22%
	INC hold		Swing	45.67%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Imtimeren	861	37.40%	13.57%
	Independent	Imkongmar	784	34.06%
	NND	Takuyaba	628	27.28%	−6.62%
	Independent	Lanutoshi	29	1.26%
Margin of victory			77	3.34%	−1.85%
Turnout			2,302	83.25%	25.43%
Registered electors			2,788		0.43%
	INC gain from NND		Swing	3.50%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Takuyaba	535	33.90%
	Independent	I. Chuba	453	28.71%
	INC	Limatemjen	376	23.83%
	Independent	Imtijongshi	214	13.56%
Margin of victory			82	5.20%	−35.93%
Turnout			1,578	57.82%	−26.45%
Registered electors			2,776		97.58%
	NND gain from UDA		Swing	-36.66%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Takuyaba	827	70.56%	50.64%
	Independent	Koramoa Jamir	345	29.44%
Margin of victory			482	41.13%	22.91%
Turnout			1,172	84.27%	37.63%
Registered electors			1,405		−58.00%
	UDA gain from NNO		Swing	27.43%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	R. Lisen Ao	656	43.13%	−14.06%
	Independent	Limatemjen	379	24.92%
	UDA	Assamwati	303	19.92%
	Independent	Atak Aonok	156	10.26%
	Independent	K. Tiayanger	27	1.78%
Margin of victory			277	18.21%	−10.19%
Turnout			1,521	46.64%	−8.45%
Registered electors			3,345		−31.27%
	NNO hold		Swing	-14.06%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	Assamwati	1,492	57.19%
	Independent	Kilensuwa	751	28.78%
	UDF	Tekasosang	366	14.03%
Margin of victory			741	28.40%
Turnout			2,609	55.09%
Registered electors			4,867
	NNO gain from Independent		Swing

1966 Assembly by-election

This by-election was needed because of the death of the sitting MLA, Khelhoshe Sema.^[21][3]

1966 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Mokokchung Town^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Longkumer	905
	Independent	Moklonsama Ao	853
Margin of victory			52
	Independent hold		Swing

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Mokokchung Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Khelhoshe Sema	670	50.99%
	Independent	Tekasosang	644	49.01%
Margin of victory			26	1.98%
Turnout			1,314	60.74%
Registered electors			2,165
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

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

References

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