Zünheboto Assembly constituency

Zünheboto
Zünheboto
Constituency No. 35 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Zünheboto District
LS constituency	Nagaland
Total electors	23,021
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent K. Tokugha Sukhalu
Party	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

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

It is part of Zünheboto District and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1964	Kihoto	Independent politician
1969	Tokheho Sema
1974	Tokheho Sema
1977	Ghutoshe	Indian National Congress
1982	Chutoshe
1987	Ghutoshe
1989	Tokheho	Naga People's Front
1993	Khekiho	Independent politician
1998	Kakheho	Independent politician
2003	S. Hukavi Zhimomi	Nationalist Democratic Movement
2008	Dr. K. C. Nihoshe	Independent politician
2013	S. Hukavi Zhimomi	Indian National Congress
2018	K. Tokugha Sukhalu^[3]	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2023	K. Tokugha Sukhalu^[3]	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	K. Tokugha Sukhalu	15,921	80.04%	22.48%
	NPF	Akavi Sumi	3,893	19.57%	−22.44%
	NOTA	Nota	77	0.39%
Margin of victory			12,028	60.47%	44.92%
Turnout			19,891	86.40%	6.96%
Registered electors			23,021		11.64%
	NDPP hold		Swing	22.48%

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	K. Tokugha Sukhalu	9,430	57.56%
	NPF	S. Hukavi Zhimomi	6,882	42.01%	7.35%
	NOTA	None of the Above	71	0.43%
Margin of victory			2,548	15.55%	14.09%
Turnout			16,383	79.45%	−8.26%
Registered electors			20,621		−4.30%
	NDPP gain from INC		Swing	21.43%

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Hukavi Zhimomi	6,827	36.13%	−10.57%
	NPF	Dr. K. C. Nihoshe	6,550	34.66%
	Independent	Atomi K. Zhimomi	5,325	28.18%
	Independent	S. Shihovi Rochill	123	0.65%
Margin of victory			277	1.47%	−5.14%
Turnout			18,898	87.71%	9.69%
Registered electors			21,547		−6.58%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-17.18%

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr. K. C. Nihoshe	9,592	53.30%
	INC	S. Hukavi Zhimomi	8,403	46.70%	3.04%
	BJP	Khuvishe	414	2.30%	−9.18%
Margin of victory			1,189	6.61%	5.40%
Turnout			17,995	79.81%	5.48%
Registered electors			23,065		59.71%
	Independent gain from NDM		Swing	8.44%

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDM	S. Hukavi Zhimomi	4,700	44.86%
	INC	Kakheho	4,573	43.65%	11.75%
	BJP	Tokheho	1,203	11.48%
Margin of victory			127	1.21%	−34.97%
Turnout			10,476	72.54%	15.01%
Registered electors			14,442		6.40%
	NDM gain from Independent		Swing	-9.64%

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kakheho	5,218	68.09%
	INC	Ghutoshe Sema	2,445	31.91%	3.46%
Margin of victory			2,773	36.19%	10.12%
Turnout			7,663	57.53%	−25.37%
Registered electors			13,573		26.06%
	Independent hold		Swing	13.59%

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Khekiho	4,810	54.50%
	INC	Tokheho Sema	2,510	28.44%	−21.38%
	NPF	Vihoto	1,505	17.05%	−33.12%
Margin of victory			2,300	26.06%	25.72%
Turnout			8,825	82.89%	11.85%
Registered electors			10,767		19.08%
	Independent gain from NPF		Swing	4.33%

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Tokheho	3,187	50.17%
	INC	Ghutoshe Sema	3,165	49.83%	12.63%
Margin of victory			22	0.35%	−11.89%
Turnout			6,352	71.05%	−2.79%
Registered electors			9,042		0.00%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	12.98%

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ghutoshe	2,432	37.19%	7.74%
	NND	Tokheho	1,632	24.96%	8.95%
	NPP	Vihoto	1,613	24.67%
	Independent	Aheto	862	13.18%
Margin of victory			800	12.23%	5.83%
Turnout			6,539	73.83%	9.23%
Registered electors			9,042		−4.33%
	INC hold		Swing	7.74%

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chutoshe	1,757	29.45%	−17.74%
	Independent	Vihoto	1,375	23.05%
	Independent	Tokeho	1,322	22.16%
	NND	Huska Yopthomi	955	16.01%
	Independent	Luheto	322	5.40%
	Independent	Scato Botakha	235	3.94%
Margin of victory			382	6.40%	−10.14%
Turnout			5,966	64.61%	−16.25%
Registered electors			9,451		40.26%
	INC hold		Swing	-17.74%

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ghutoshe	2,514	47.19%
	NCN	Tokheho	1,633	30.66%
	UDA	Huska Yopthomi	1,180	22.15%
Margin of victory			881	16.54%	10.88%
Turnout			5,327	80.85%	2.77%
Registered electors			6,738		5.99%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	9.22%

Assembly Election 1974

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tokheho Sema	1,851	37.98%
	Independent	Ghutoshe Sema	1,575	32.31%
	NNO	Avito Kibami	1,448	29.71%	13.57%
Margin of victory			276	5.66%	−11.52%
Turnout			4,874	78.09%	−1.85%
Registered electors			6,357		11.10%
	Independent hold		Swing	-9.90%

Assembly Election 1969

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tokheho Sema	2,151	47.87%
	Independent	C. Zhenito Sema	1,379	30.69%
	NNO	Ghoito Sema	725	16.14%
	UDF	S. Vihoto Sheipu	238	5.30%
Margin of victory			772	17.18%	7.09%
Turnout			4,493	79.94%	−7.65%
Registered electors			5,722		92.53%
	Independent hold		Swing	-7.17%

Assembly Election 1964

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Zünheboto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Kihoto	1,423	55.05%
	Independent	Tokheno	1,162	44.95%
Margin of victory			261	10.10%
Turnout			2,585	87.58%
Registered electors			2,972
	Independent win (new seat)

References

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[election2023-1] "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2023". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[2] "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[election2018-3] "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018 - Nagaland - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[4] 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.

[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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