Meluri Assembly constituency

Meluri
Constituency No. 20 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Phek
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	20,628[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe
Party	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1964	Amon		Independent politician
1969	Marhutho		United Front of Nagaland
1974	Rasutho		United Democratic Alliance
1977	Chekhutso
1982	Chiekhutso		Naga National Democratic Party
1987
1989	Khuosatho		Indian National Congress
1993	Zutsepa Katiry		Naga People's Front
1998	Khuosatho		Indian National Congress
2003	Yitachu		Naga People's Front
2008
2013
2018
2023	Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe[3][4]		Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe	11,256	58.04%	10.72%
	LJP(RV)	Yitachu	7,676	39.58%
	NPF	S. Akho Leyri	304	1.57%	−46.20%
	RJD	Hopeson Snock	102	0.53%
	NOTA	Nota	55	0.28%
Margin of victory			3,580	18.46%	18.01%
Turnout			19,393	93.01%	0.75%
Registered electors			20,851		15.91%
	NDPP gain from NPF		Swing	10.27%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Yitachu	7,928	47.77%	−16.80%
	NDPP	Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe	7,854	47.32%
	NPP	M. Hopeson Snock	619	3.73%
	NOTA	None of the Above	195	1.17%
Margin of victory			74	0.45%	−29.35%
Turnout			16,596	92.26%	−3.04%
Registered electors			17,989		−7.99%
	NPF hold		Swing	-16.80%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Yitachu	12,030	64.57%	6.61%
	INC	Khuosatho	6,479	34.78%	−7.87%
	Independent	S. Akho Leyri	120	0.64%
Margin of victory			5,551	29.79%	14.48%
Turnout			18,631	95.29%	4.48%
Registered electors			19,551		−7.46%
	NPF hold		Swing	6.61%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Yitachu	11,121	57.96%	16.59%
	INC	Penthu	8,183	42.65%	6.67%
	JD(S)	Zutsepa Katiry	36	0.19%
Margin of victory			2,938	15.31%	9.91%
Turnout			19,187	91.54%	−6.54%
Registered electors			21,127		53.13%
	NPF hold		Swing	16.59%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Yitachu	5,557	41.37%
	INC	Khuosatho	4,832	35.97%	−38.44%
	RLD	S. Supong	1,649	12.28%
	BJP	P. K. T. Marhutho	1,394	10.38%
Margin of victory			725	5.40%	−43.43%
Turnout			13,432	97.35%	5.15%
Registered electors			13,797		11.28%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	-0.74%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khuosatho	7,001	74.42%	35.63%
	Independent	Wetetso	2,407	25.58%
Margin of victory			4,594	48.83%	45.51%
Turnout			9,408	76.75%	−15.46%
Registered electors			12,398		4.34%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing	32.31%

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Zutsepa Katiry	4,589	42.11%	7.00%
	INC	Khuosatho	4,227	38.79%	−3.70%
	Independent	M. Asang Snock	2,082	19.10%
Margin of victory			362	3.32%	−4.06%
Turnout			10,898	92.21%	−2.35%
Registered electors			11,882		47.40%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	-0.38%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khuosatho	3,206	42.49%	18.87%
	NPF	Chiekhutso	2,649	35.10%
	NPP	Thungchamo	1,691	22.41%	11.99%
Margin of victory			557	7.38%	0.32%
Turnout			7,546	94.55%	3.20%
Registered electors			8,061		0.14%
	INC gain from NND		Swing	5.97%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Chiekhutso	2,673	36.51%	−17.24%
	Independent	Asang	2,156	29.45%
	INC	Rasutho	1,729	23.62%	−22.63%
	NPP	Thungchamo	763	10.42%
Margin of victory			517	7.06%	−0.44%
Turnout			7,321	91.35%	7.83%
Registered electors			8,050		5.88%
	NND hold		Swing	-17.24%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Chiekhutso	3,373	53.75%
	INC	M. Asang Snock	2,902	46.25%
Margin of victory			471	7.51%	3.02%
Turnout			6,275	83.52%	−6.91%
Registered electors			7,603		29.72%
	NND gain from UDA		Swing	19.65%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Chekhutso	1,794	34.11%	7.65%
	Independent	P. K. T. Marhutho	1,558	29.62%
	Independent	Thungchamo	1,433	27.24%
	Independent	Rasutho	341	6.48%
	Independent	Khapi	102	1.94%
	Independent	Rukohol	32	0.61%
Margin of victory			236	4.49%	3.01%
Turnout			5,260	90.43%	5.06%
Registered electors			5,861		2.57%
	UDA hold		Swing	7.65%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Rasutho	1,250	26.46%
	NNO	Marhutho	1,180	24.97%	3.49%
	Independent	Thungchamo	1,160	24.55%
	Independent	Shevohu	804	17.02%
	Independent	Vekhuhu	331	7.01%
Margin of victory			70	1.48%	−7.16%
Turnout			4,725	85.37%	−0.67%
Registered electors			5,714		60.78%
	UDA gain from UDF		Swing	-8.65%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDF	Marhutho	1,072	35.10%
	Independent	Moses	808	26.46%
	NNO	Thungchamo	656	21.48%
	Independent	Kerengulo	518	16.96%
Margin of victory			264	8.64%
Turnout			3,054	86.04%	86.04%
Registered electors			3,554		19.10%
	UDF gain from Independent		Swing

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Meluri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Amon	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,984
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
• Meluri 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. "Nagaland Election Result 2023 winners full list of BJP, NDPP, NPF, Congress candidates - check party and constituency-wise candidates' names". 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. India TV (2 March 2023). "Nagaland Election Results 2023: Constituency-wise full list of winners". Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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.

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