Pungro–Kiphire Assembly constituency

Pungro–Kiphire
Constituency No. 60 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Kiphire
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	32,463[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent S. Kiusumew Yimchunger
Party	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
Elected year	2023

Pungro–Kiphire Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.[2]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1974	T. Rothrong		United Democratic Alliance
1977	Kichingse		Independent politician
1982	T. Rothrong		Indian National Congress
1987
1989
1993	R. L. Akamba
1998
2003	T. Torechu		Bharatiya Janata Party
2008			Naga People's Front
2013
2018
2020 by-election	T. Yangseo Sangtam		Independent politician
2023	S. Kiusumew Yimchunger		Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	S. Kiusumew Yimchunger	16,098	53.59%
	RPI(A)	T. Yangseo Sangtam	13,807	45.97%
	NOTA	Nota	71	0.24%
	INC	T. Atsuba	62	0.21%	−1.06%
Margin of victory			2,291	7.63%	2.05%
Turnout			30,038	92.53%	0.08%
Registered electors			32,463		9.67%
	NDPP gain from Independent		Swing	21.63%

2020 Assembly by-election

2020 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Pungro–Kiphire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Yangseo Sangtam	8,747	31.96%
	Independent	S. Kiusumew Yimchunger	7,220	26.38%
	BJP	Lirimong Sangtam	5,664	20.70%	16.41%
	Independent	K. Shellumthong Yimchunger	5,388	19.69%
	INC	Khaseo Anar	347	1.27%
	NOTA	None of the Above	92	0.34%
Margin of victory			1,527	5.58%	3.48%
Turnout			27,366	91.26%	14.13%
Registered electors			29,601		2.93%
	Independent gain from NPF		Swing	-3.80%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	T. Torechu	8,056	35.77%	−21.50%
	JD(U)	T. Yangseo Sangtam	7,583	33.67%
	NPP	S. K. James	3,719	16.51%
	NCP	Lithriyem Dupongle	1,970	8.75%
	BJP	T. Yankiu Yimchunger	965	4.28%	2.50%
	NOTA	None of the Above	230	1.02%
Margin of victory			473	2.10%	−14.28%
Turnout			22,523	78.32%	−14.66%
Registered electors			28,757		−3.66%
	NPF hold		Swing	-21.50%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	T. Torechu	15,894	57.27%	7.29%
	INC	R. Tsapikiu Sangtam	11,349	40.89%	5.85%
	BJP	J.M Makhe Yimchunger	496	1.79%	−0.14%
Margin of victory			4,545	16.38%	1.44%
Turnout			27,753	92.98%	−0.33%
Registered electors			29,848		3.97%
	NPF hold		Swing	7.29%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	T. Torechu	13,275	49.98%	8.25%
	INC	R. L. Akamba	9,308	35.04%	23.90%
	RJD	R. Tsapikiu Sangtam	3,691	13.90%
	BJP	Soly	513	1.93%	−45.20%
Margin of victory			3,967	14.93%	9.53%
Turnout			26,562	93.31%	−5.20%
Registered electors			28,707		27.39%
	NPF gain from BJP		Swing

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	T. Torechu	10,246	47.13%
	NPF	Tsepikiu	9,071	41.72%
	INC	R. L. Akamba	2,423	11.15%
Margin of victory			1,175	5.40%
Turnout			21,740	98.51%	98.51%
Registered electors			22,534		9.95%
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. L. Akamba	Unopposed
Registered electors			20,495		9.48%
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. L. Akamba	4,891	29.12%	−9.47%
	NPF	R. Sapikiu	4,686	27.90%	4.88%
	Independent	Yasangwu	3,801	22.63%
	Independent	Roghrong	3,416	20.34%
Margin of victory			205	1.22%	1.01%
Turnout			16,794	89.95%	−3.93%
Registered electors			18,721		80.84%
	INC hold		Swing	-9.47%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Rothrong	3,713	38.59%	−13.32%
	Independent	T. Porechw	3,693	38.38%
	NPF	Kipili	2,215	23.02%
Margin of victory			20	0.21%	−3.61%
Turnout			9,621	93.89%	1.29%
Registered electors			10,352		4.32%
	INC hold		Swing	-13.32%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Rothrong	4,732	51.91%	17.78%
	NND	T. Torechu	4,384	48.09%	27.50%
Margin of victory			348	3.82%	0.87%
Turnout			9,116	92.59%	25.49%
Registered electors			9,923		−19.64%
	INC hold		Swing	17.78%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Rothrong	2,770	34.13%	7.56%
	Independent	Torchu Yimchunger	2,531	31.18%
	NND	S. L. Akali	1,671	20.59%
	Independent	R. Thongthong	1,145	14.11%
Margin of victory			239	2.94%	1.60%
Turnout			8,117	67.10%	−14.17%
Registered electors			12,348		69.31%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	6.21%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kichingse	1,620	27.91%
	INC	T. Rothrong	1,542	26.57%
	UDA	Tsantsumong	1,497	25.79%	−11.62%
	Independent	P. Cheusume	1,145	19.73%
Margin of victory			78	1.34%	−3.93%
Turnout			5,804	81.27%	−0.78%
Registered electors			7,293		20.75%
	Independent gain from UDA		Swing	-9.51%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Pungro–Kiphire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	T. Rothrong	1,744	37.42%
	NNO	Kechingkam	1,498	32.14%
	Independent	P. Cheusume	1,419	30.44%
Margin of victory			246	5.28%
Turnout			4,661	82.05%
Registered electors			6,040
	UDA win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
• Kiphire 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.
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