Seyochung–Sitimi Assembly constituency

Seyochung–Sitimi
Seyochung–Sitimi
Constituency No. 59 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Kiphire
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	24,166
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent C. Kipili Sangtam
Party	National People's Party

Seyochung–Sitimi 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
1974	Zhetovi	Independent politician
1977	Yopikyu Thongtsar	United Democratic Alliance
1982		Naga National Democratic Party
1987		Naga National Democratic Party
1989	S. Sethricho Sangtam	Indian National Congress
1993
1998
2003	C. Kipili Sangtam	Nationalist Democratic Movement
2008		Independent politician
2013		Naga People's Front
2018	V. Kashiho Sangtam	Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	C. Kipili Sangtam	National People's Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	C. Kipili Sangtam	11,694	51.42%
	BJP	V. Kashiho Sangtam	10,962	48.21%	−4.79%
	NOTA	Nota	66	0.29%
	INC	Khaseo Sangtam	18	0.08%
Margin of victory			732	3.22%	−3.05%
Turnout			22,740	94.10%	8.80%
Registered electors			24,166		11.14%
	NPP gain from BJP		Swing	-1.57%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	V. Kashiho Sangtam	9,830	53.00%	52.62%
	NPF	C. Kipili Sangtam	8,668	46.73%	−10.90%
	NOTA	None of the Above	50	0.27%
Margin of victory			1,162	6.26%	−9.40%
Turnout			18,548	85.30%	−12.65%
Registered electors			21,744		−1.85%
	BJP gain from NPF		Swing	-4.64%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	C. Kipili Sangtam	12,507	57.63%	41.72%
	INC	Tsasepi Sangtam	9,108	41.97%	9.81%
	BJP	Lingko Sangtam	81	0.37%	−11.41%
Margin of victory			3,399	15.66%	9.47%
Turnout			21,701	97.96%	1.68%
Registered electors			22,154		1.55%
	NPF gain from Independent		Swing	19.29%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Kipili Sangtam	8,054	38.35%
	INC	Sethricho Shihote	6,754	32.16%	1.82%
	NPF	L. Tsanio Sangtam	3,343	15.92%	11.51%
	BJP	Kiheto	2,474	11.78%	10.85%
	Independent	Chothrongba Sangtam	271	1.29%
	RJD	T. Thsapongkyu Sangtam	200	0.95%
Margin of victory			1,300	6.19%	−27.80%
Turnout			21,003	96.70%	−3.23%
Registered electors			21,816		33.09%
	Independent gain from NDM		Swing	-25.98%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDM	C. Kipili Sangtam	10,476	64.33%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	4,940	30.33%	−21.53%
	NPF	Chothrongba Sangtam	718	4.41%
	BJP	P. Lipongkyu Sangtam	152	0.93%
Margin of victory			5,536	33.99%	30.26%
Turnout			16,286	99.51%	2.46%
Registered electors			16,392		12.01%
	NDM gain from INC		Swing	8.60%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	7,337	51.87%	−3.86%
	Independent	Kipili	6,809	48.13%
Margin of victory			528	3.73%	−7.71%
Turnout			14,146	97.04%	14.03%
Registered electors			14,635		10.17%
	INC hold		Swing	-3.86%

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	6,130	55.72%	0.23%
	NPF	C. Kipili Sangtam	4,871	44.28%	−0.23%
Margin of victory			1,259	11.44%	0.46%
Turnout			11,001	83.01%	−6.84%
Registered electors			13,284		76.51%
	INC hold		Swing	0.23%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	3,732	55.49%	13.63%
	NPF	Yopikyu Thongtsar	2,993	44.51%
Margin of victory			739	10.99%	−2.06%
Turnout			6,725	89.85%	−0.57%
Registered electors			7,526		0.27%
	INC gain from NND		Swing	0.58%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Yopikyu Thongtsar	3,695	54.91%	14.37%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	2,817	41.86%	8.93%
	NPP	Akhai	217	3.22%
Margin of victory			878	13.05%	5.45%
Turnout			6,729	90.42%	20.28%
Registered electors			7,506		−36.02%
	NND hold		Swing	14.37%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Yopikyu Thongtsar	3,290	40.54%
	INC	L. Kichingso	2,673	32.93%	11.27%
	Independent	N. Zhetovi Sema	2,153	26.53%
Margin of victory			617	7.60%	−11.94%
Turnout			8,116	70.14%	−16.90%
Registered electors			11,732		50.80%
	NND gain from UDA		Swing	-8.40%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Yopikyu Thongtsar	3,236	48.93%	30.79%
	Independent	Kheshito	1,944	29.40%
	INC	N. Zhetovi Sema	1,433	21.67%
Margin of victory			1,292	19.54%	10.71%
Turnout			6,613	87.04%	4.68%
Registered electors			7,780		12.20%
	UDA gain from Independent		Swing	15.52%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Zhetovi	1,854	33.41%
	NNO	Kichingse	1,364	24.58%
	Independent	Yopikyu Thongtsar	1,324	23.86%
	UDA	Kheshito	1,007	18.15%
Margin of victory			490	8.83%
Turnout			5,549	82.36%
Registered electors			6,934
	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.
^ 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.
^ "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018 - Nagaland - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "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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[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.

[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.

[election2018-4] "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.

[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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