Nagaland (Lok Sabha constituency)

Coordinates: 25°40′N 94°07′E / 25.67°N 94.12°E / 25.67; 94.12

Nagaland
Location of Nagaland in India
Existence	1967–present
Current MP	Neiphiu Rio
Party	Nagaland Peoples Front
Elected Year	2014
State	Nagaland
Total Electors	1,182,948^[1]
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (5 times)
Assembly Constituencies	Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Mon, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, and Zunheboto^[2]

Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency is the only Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) in the Northeastern state of Nagaland. It participated in its first general election in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was S. C. Jamir of the Nagaland Nationalist Organisation who was elected unopposed.^[3] In 1969, the Twenty-third Amendment of the Constitution of India discontinued the reservation of the seat to Scheduled Tribes.^[4] In the 1971 election, A. Kevichusa of the United Front of Nagaland party defeated Jamir. Rano M. Shaiza of the United Democratic Front was elected in the 1977 election.

In the 1980 election, independent candidate, Chingwang was elected. Chingwang joined the Indian National Congress (INC) for the next election in 1984 and held his seat. Shikino Sam of the INC won the 1989 election. From 1991–98, Imchalemba was the MP of this constituency firstly as a member of the Nagaland Peoples Council and then as a member of the INC. From 1998–2004, K. Asungba Sangtam of the INC represented this constituency. Since 2004, this constituency has been represented by a member of the Nagaland Peoples Front. W. Wangyuh was the MP from 2004–09. C. M. Chang won the seat in 2009. As of the 2014 election, the current MP is Neiphiu Rio.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1967	S. C. Jamir	Nagaland Nationalist Organisation^[5]
1971	A. Kevichusa	United Front of Nagaland^[6]
1977	Rano M. Shaiza	United Democratic Front^[7]
1980	Chingwang	Independent^[8]
1984	Chingwang	Indian National Congress^[9]
1989	Shikino Sam	Indian National Congress^[10]
1991	Imchalemba	Nagaland Peoples Council ^[11]
1996	Imchalemba	Indian National Congress^[12]
1998	K. Asungba Sangtam	Indian National Congress^[13]
1999	K. Asungba Sangtam	Indian National Congress^[14]
2004	W. Wangyuh	Nagaland People's Front^[15]
2009	C. M. Chang	Nagaland People's Front^[16]
2014	Neiphiu Rio	Nagaland People's Front^[17]

Election results

General election 1967

In its first election, Nagaland Nationalist Organisation candidate, S. C. Jamir was elected unopposed and represented the constituency in the 4th Lok Sabha.^[3]^[5]

General election 1971

A. Kevichusa of the United Front of Nagaland won the election and represented the constituency in the 5th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1971: Nagaland^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Front of Nagaland	A. Kevichusa	89,514	60.47	N/A
	Nagaland Nationalist Organisation	S. C. Jamir	58,511	39.53	N/A
Margin of victory			31,003	20.94	N/A
Turnout			148,125	53.77	N/A

General election 1977

Rano M. Shaiza of the United Democratic Front party won the seat and represented the constituency in the 6th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1977: Nagaland^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Democratic Front	Rano M. Shaiza	124,627	51.68	N/A
	INC	Hokishe Sema	116,527	48.32	N/A
Margin of victory			8,100	3.36	-17.58
Turnout			250,016	52.83	-0.94
	UDF gain from United Front of Nagaland

General election 1980

Independent candidate, Chingwang won the election and represented the constituency in the 7th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1980: Nagaland^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chingwang	145,969	51.01	N/A
	United Democratic Front	Rano M. Shaiza	140,210	48.99	-2.69
Margin of victory			5,759	2.02	-1.34
Turnout			294,009	63.90	+11.07
	ERROR: Use "Independent (politician)" instead of "Independent" gain from UDF

General election 1984

Chingwang joined the INC, held the seat and represented the constituency in the 8th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1984: Nagaland^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chingwang	251,101	64.64	N/A
	Naga National Democratic Party	Chalie Kevichusa	113,919	29.33	N/A
	Independent	Huskha	23,444	6.04	N/A
Margin of victory			137,182	35.31	+33.29
Turnout			394,820	66.46	+2.56
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

General election 1989

Shikino Sam of the INC represented the constituency in the 9th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1989: Nagaland^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shikiho Sema	363,071	60.29	-4.35
	Nagaland Peoples Council	Vizol	239,124	39.71	N/A
Margin of victory			123,947	20.58	-14.73
Turnout			607,429	74.71	+8.25
	INC hold		Swing

General election 1991

Imchalemba of the Nagaland Peoples Council represented the constituency in the 10th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1991: Nagaland^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nagaland Peoples Council	Imchalemba	328,015	52.67	+12.96
	INC	Shikiho Sema	276,161	44.34	-15.95
	BJP	Pius Lotha	18,655	3.00	N/A
Margin of victory			51,854	8.33	-12.25
Turnout			628,015	77.07	+2.36

General election 1996

Imchalemba joined the INC, held the seat and represented the constituency in the 11th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1996: Nagaland^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Imchalemba	472,102	62.31	+17.97
	Independent	Khekiho	274,699	36.26	N/A
	Independent	Roland	10,825	1.43	N/A
Margin of victory			197,403	26.05	+17.72
Turnout			772,402	88.32	+11.25
	INC gain from Nagaland Peoples Council

General election 1998

K. Asungba Sangtam of the INC represented the constituency in the 12th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1998: Nagaland^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Asungba Sangtam	344,223	86.70	+24.39
	Lok Shakti	Akhei Achumi	52,785	13.30	N/A
Margin of victory			291,438	73.40	+47.35
Turnout			420,714	45.41	-42.91
	INC hold		Swing

General election 1999

Sangtam of the INC held the seat and represented the constituency in the 13th Lok Sabha.

Indian general election, 1999: Nagaland^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Asungba Sangtam	516,119	71.18	-15.52
	Independent	Shurhozelie	162,521	22.42	N/A
	BJP	Neikhaho	37,156	5.12	N/A
	Lok Shakti	Akhei Achumi	5,763	0.79	-12.51
	Independent	Roland	3,486	0.48	N/A
Margin of victory			353,598	48.76	-24.64
Turnout			728,843	76.25	+30.84
	INC hold		Swing

General election 2004

W. Wangyuh of the Nagaland Peoples Front represented the constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha.

General election 2004: Nagaland^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	W. Wangyuh	698,128	73.12	N/A
	INC	K. Asungba Sangtam	246,109	25.78	-45.40
	JD(S)	Akhei Achumi	5,149	0.54	N/A
	Independent	Nyimthungo	3,687	0.39	N/A
	Independent	Dr. Rilanthung	1,646	0.17	N/A
Margin of victory			452,019	47.34	-1.42
Turnout			954,719	91.77	+15.52
	NPF gain from INC		Swing

General election 2009

C. M. Chang of the Nagaland Peoples Front represented the constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha.

General election 2009: Nagaland^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	C. M. Chang	832,224	69.96	-3.16
	INC	K. Asungba Sangtam	349,203	29.35	+3.57
	AITMC	Dr. Rilanthung Odyuo	8,153	0.69	N/A
Margin of victory			483,021	40.61	+6.73
Turnout			1,189,601	90.01	-1.76
	NPF hold		Swing

General election 2014

Neiphiu Rio of the Nagaland Peoples Front represents the constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha.

General Election, 2014: Nagaland^[1]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Neiphiu Rio	713,372	68.67	-1.29
	INC	K.V. Pusa	313,147	30.14	+0.79
	SP	Akhei Achumi	9,695	0.93	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,696	0.26	N/A
Margin of victory			400,225	38.52	-2.09
Turnout			1,038,910	87.82	-2.19
	NPF hold		Swing	-1.29

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