Created by MellissaFortier
Last edited April 16, 2026


Southern Angami II
Constituency No. 15 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateNagaland
DistrictKohima
Lok Sabha constituencyNagaland
Established1964
Total electors17,808[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023

Southern Angami II is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.[2] It is part of Kohima district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.[3] The constituency is also a part of the Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency. As of 2018, 17504 eligible voters were registered in the constituency.[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Name Party
1964 Vizol Koso Independent
1966★ Hosal Kin Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1969
1974 Vizol Koso United Democratic Front
1977
1982 Vizadel Sakhrie Independent
1987 Indian National Congress
1989 Naga People's Front
1993 Viswesül Pusa Independent
1998 Indian National Congress
2003
2008
2013 Kropol Vitsu Naga People's Front
2018[4] Zale Neikha Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2023[5] Kropol Vitsu Bharatiya Janata Party

★by-election

Election results[edit | edit source]

2023 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kropol Vitsu 5,985 36.97%
NCP Zale Neikha 5,535 34.19%
JD(U) Vipopal Kintso 4,624 28.56%
NOTA Nota 44 0.27%
Margin of victory 450 2.78% -2.58%
Turnout 16,188 90.90% 8.68%
Registered electors 17,808 1.74%
BJP gain from Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Swing -15.57%

2018 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDPP Zale Neikha 7,563 52.55%
NPF Kropol Vitsu 6,792 47.19% −20.02%
NOTA None of the Above 38 0.26%
Margin of victory 771 5.36% -29.12%
Turnout 14,393 82.23% −10.34%
Registered electors 17,504 2.49%
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party gain from NPF Swing -14.66%

2013 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPF Kropol Vitsu 10,626 67.21% 33.42%
INC Viswesül Pusa 5,175 32.73% −4.87%
Margin of victory 5,451 34.48% 30.67%
Turnout 15,810 92.57% 8.64%
Registered electors 17,079 5.35%
NPF gain from INC Swing 29.61%

2008 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Viswesül Pusa 5,116 37.60% −18.68%
NPF Dr. Atha Vizol 4,598 33.79% −9.93%
Independent Swedehol Sale 3,939 28.95%
Margin of victory 518 3.81% -8.74%
Turnout 13,607 84.22% −1.47%
Registered electors 16,212 42.55%
INC hold Swing -18.68%

2003 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Viswesül Pusa 5,466 56.28%
NPF Zaku Zachariah Tsükrü 4,247 43.72%
Margin of victory 1,219 12.55%
Turnout 9,713 85.40% 2.04%
Registered electors 11,373 10.49%
INC hold Swing 8.56%

1998 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Margin of victory
Registered electors 10,293 13.22%
INC gain from Independent Swing

1993 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Viswesül Pusa 3,572 47.72%
INC Vizadel Sakhrie 2,948 39.38% −9.66%
NPF Zaku Zachariah Tsükrü 966 12.90% −38.05%
Margin of victory 624 8.34% 6.42%
Turnout 7,486 83.37% −2.54%
Registered electors 9,091 45.39%
Independent gain from NPF Swing -3.24%

1989 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPF Vizadel Sakhrie 2,715 50.96%
INC Viswesül Pusa 2,613 49.04% 9.86%
Margin of victory 102 1.91% 0.13%
Turnout 5,328 85.91% −1.11%
Registered electors 6,253 1.74%
NPF gain from INC Swing 11.78%

1987 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vizadel Sakhrie 2,080 39.18% 38.52%
NND Vizol Koso 1,985 37.39% 14.57%
Independent Neikhaho Rhetso 1,178 22.19%
NPEP Hovizo 66 1.24%
Margin of victory 95 1.79% -1.04%
Turnout 5,309 87.02% 6.93%
Registered electors 6,146 -10.51%
INC gain from Independent Swing 9.18%

1982 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Vizadel Sakhrie 1,635 29.99%
Independent Pusazo Neikha 1,481 27.17%
NND Vizol Koso 1,244 22.82%
Independent Neikhaho Rhetso 1,055 19.35%
INC Zeliezhü Natso 36 0.66%
Margin of victory 154 2.83%
Turnout 5,451 80.08% 80.08%
Registered electors 6,868 26.74%
Independent gain from United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland) Swing

1977 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Margin of victory
Registered electors 5,419 6.05%
UDA hold Swing

1974 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDA Vizol Koso 2,410 63.57%
NNO Pusazo Neikha 934 24.64% −27.00%
Independent Hosal Kin 447 11.79%
Margin of victory 1,476 38.93% 35.66%
Turnout 3,791 75.85% −4.86%
Registered electors 5,110 35.22%
United Democratic Alliance (Nagaland) gain from Nagaland Nationalist Organisation Swing 11.93%

1969 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NNO Hosal Kin 1,575 51.64%
UDF Niza Naleo 1,475 48.36%
Margin of victory 100 3.28%
Turnout 3,050 80.71%
Registered electors 3,779
NNO hold Swing

1966 Assembly by-election[edit | edit source]

Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
1966 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nagaland Nationalist Organisation gain from Independent Swing

1964 Assembly election[edit | edit source]

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Vizol Koso 1,696 60.18%
Independent Hosal Kin 1,122 39.82%
Margin of victory 574 20.37%
Turnout 2,818 87.03%
Registered electors 3,238
Independent win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. Sitting and previous MLAs from Southern Angami–II Assembly Constituency
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.