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In 1966, a bye-election was held in for the [[Mokokchung Town (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mokokchung Town]] seat of the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Nagaland]]. The by-election was needed because of the death of the sitting MLA, [[Khelhoshe Sema]].<ref>{{cite newspaper |url=https://issuu.com/morung_express/docs/september_12th__2015/10 |date=12 September 2015 |access-date=30 August 2021 |title=Who was Late Khelhoshe Sema (Naga) |author=Hosheto Chopy |newspaper=The Morung Express |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=eci-byelection/> The election was won by the [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidate [[A. Longkumer]], who won 905 votes, whilst the runner-up got 853 votes.<ref name=eci-byelection>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719012759/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx |archive-date=19 July 2017 |title=Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>
 
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*[[1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]]
 
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In 1966, a bye-election was held in for the Mokokchung Town seat of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Nagaland. The by-election was needed because of the death of the sitting MLA, Khelhoshe Sema.[1][2] The election was won by the Independent candidate A. Longkumer, who won 905 votes, whilst the runner-up got 853 votes.[2]

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  1. Hosheto Chopy (12 September 2015). "Who was Late Khelhoshe Sema (Naga)". The Morung Express. Retrieved 30 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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