Ghaspani-1 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Ghaspani-1
Constituency for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
District	Chümoukedima
State	Nagaland
Electorate	66,259
Lok Sabha Constituency	Nagaland
Current constituency
Seats	1
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA	N. Jacob Zhimomi
Reservation	ST
Last election	2018

Ghaspani-1 Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.

Previously part of Dimapur District, it is now part of Chümoukedima District and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2003	H. Khekiho Zhimomi		Naga People's Front
2008	Y. Hewoto Awomi		Indian National Congress
2013	N. Jacob Zhimomi		Independent
2018			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2018

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Ghaspani-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	N. Jacob Zhimomi	23,391	44.72	New
	Independent	Z. Kasheto Yeptho	20,796	39.76	New
	AAP	Akavi N. Zhimomi	6,233	11.92	New
	INC	Nagavito Sumi	1,497	2.86	New
	None of the Above	None of the Above	387	0.74
Majority			2,595	4.96
Turnout			52,304	78.94	−8.82
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing

2013

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2013: Ghaspani-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Jacob Zhimomi	26,287	51	New
	NPF	Khekiho Zhimomi	25,255	49	+15.55
Majority			1,032	2
Turnout			52,304	87.76	+5.96
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

2008

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2008: Ghaspani-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Y. Hewoto Awomi	17,646	36.58	+15.2
	NPF	Khekiho Zhimomi	16,132	33.45	−17.53
	Independent	Dr. Kakheto Zhimomi	14,456	29.97	New
Majority			1,514	3.13
Turnout			48,234	81.8	−0.7
	INC gain from NPF		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
• Dimapur district