Tuensang Sadar I Assembly constituency

Tuensang Sadar I
Tuensang Sadar I
Constituency No. 53 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Tuensag
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	23,618
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent P. Bashangmongba Chang
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1974	H. Saochang	Independent politician
1977		Indian National Congress
1982
1984 by-election	Changkong
1987
1989
1993
1998	P. Chuba Chang	Independent politician
2003		Independent politician
2008		Indian National Congress
2013	Toyang Chang	Independent politician
2018^[3]	Toyang Chang	Naga People's Front
2023	P. Bashangmongba Chang	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	P. Bashangmongba Chang	12,638	63.30%
	NCP	Toyang Chang	6,994	35.03%
	Independent	C. N. Yanchu Chang	287	1.44%
	NOTA	Nota	46	0.23%
Margin of victory			5,644	28.27%	9.08%
Turnout			19,965	84.53%	5.92%
Registered electors			23,618		9.32%
	BJP gain from NPF		Swing	3.91%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I^[3]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Toyang Chang	10,087	59.39%	16.17%
	NDPP	T. Mongko Chang	6,828	40.20%
	NOTA	None of the Above	70	0.41%
Margin of victory			3,259	19.19%	5.67%
Turnout			16,985	78.62%	2.53%
Registered electors			21,605		−2.17%
	NPF gain from Independent		Swing	2.65%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Toyang Changkong Chang	9,534	56.74%
	NPF	L. Elam Chang	7,262	43.22%	23.47%
Margin of victory			2,272	13.52%	−19.19%
Turnout			16,803	76.09%	8.19%
Registered electors			22,084		−4.79%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-1.87%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Chuba	9,230	58.61%	21.91%
	BJP	Nungsanglemba Chang	4,078	25.90%	19.23%
	NPF	L. Elam Chang	3,110	19.75%	7.94%
Margin of victory			5,152	32.72%	32.11%
Turnout			15,748	70.79%	−26.27%
Registered electors			23,194		44.22%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	21.30%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Chuba	5,595	37.31%
	INC	Nungsang	5,504	36.70%	−5.99%
	NPF	Sashi	1,771	11.81%
	NDM	K. Imlong Chang	1,127	7.51%
	BJP	Yongkonglemba	1,000	6.67%
Margin of victory			91	0.61%	−14.00%
Turnout			14,997	94.17%	7.09%
Registered electors			16,082		12.46%
	Independent hold		Swing	-10.32%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Chuba	7,017	57.31%
	INC	Changkong Chang	5,228	42.69%	−4.93%
Margin of victory			1,789	14.61%	−2.46%
Turnout			12,245	87.08%	4.54%
Registered electors			14,300		13.43%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	9.68%

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Changkong Chang	4,918	47.63%	−12.02%
	NPF	Kechingba Yimchunger	3,155	30.55%	−9.80%
	Independent	Chusangchazo	2,253	21.82%
Margin of victory			1,763	17.07%	−2.23%
Turnout			10,326	82.54%	0.25%
Registered electors			12,607		44.74%
	INC hold		Swing	-12.02%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Changkong Chang	4,222	59.65%	10.47%
	NPF	S. Khoney	2,856	40.35%
Margin of victory			1,366	19.30%	−5.32%
Turnout			7,078	82.30%	−0.56%
Registered electors			8,710		0.20%
	INC hold		Swing	10.47%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Changkong Chang	3,489	49.18%
	Independent	S. Khoney	1,742	24.55%
	NND	Kechingba Yimchunger	1,237	17.43%
	Independent	Yanchumong	627	8.84%
Margin of victory			1,747	24.62%
Turnout			7,095	82.86%
Registered electors			8,693
	INC hold		Swing

1984 Assembly by-election

1984 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Tuensang Sadar I
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	INC	Changkong Chang	4,850
	NND	C. Sangtam	3,845
Margin of victory			1,005
Turnout			0
Registered electors			0	−100.00%
	INC hold		Swing

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Sao Chang	3,190	54.48%	11.46%
	NND	Chiten Sangtam	2,665	45.52%
Margin of victory			525	8.97%	0.76%
Turnout			5,855	52.66%	−26.22%
Registered electors			11,317		96.71%
	INC hold		Swing	11.46%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Sao Chang	1,914	43.02%
	UDA	Chiten Sangtam	1,549	34.82%	19.75%
	Independent	L. J. Toshi Sangtam	986	22.16%
Margin of victory			365	8.20%	5.23%
Turnout			4,449	78.88%	32.37%
Registered electors			5,753		−30.12%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	10.07%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Tuensang Sadar I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Sao Chang	1,229	32.95%
	NNO	Chiten Sangtam	1,118	29.97%
	Independent	K. Asungba	821	22.01%
	UDA	Chingmakw Imlong	562	15.07%
Margin of victory			111	2.98%
Turnout			3,730	46.51%
Registered electors			8,233
	Independent win (new seat)

References

^ "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2023". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018 - Nagaland - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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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[election2023b-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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