Shamator Chessore (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Shamator Chessore
Constituency
for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
DistrictTuensang
StateNagaland
Electorate17,363[1][needs update]
Lok Sabha ConstituencyNagaland
Current constituency
Created2021
PartyNationalist Democratic Progressive Party
MLAKeoshu Yimchunger
ReservationST

Shamator Chessore 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[edit]

Year Member Party
2018 Toshi Wungtung[1] Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2021 by-election Keoshu Yimchunger[3]

Election results[edit]

2021 by-election[edit]

In the October 2021 by-election, Keoshu Yimchunger of the NDPP was unchallenged, and hence won the seat by default.[3] The bye-election was needed because of the death of the sitting member, Toshi Wungtung, on 1 July 2021.[4][5]

2018[edit]

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Shamator Chessore[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
[[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party|Template:Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party/meta/shortname]] Toshi Wungtung
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nagaland: Keoshu Yimchunger Wins 58 Shamator-Chessore Seat Uncontested". 13 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nagaland MLA Toshi Wungtung dies after brief illness". 1 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nagaland Accords State Funeral To Toshi Wungtung - Nagaland Page". 3 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

Coordinates: 26°04′N 94°53′E / 26.07°N 94.88°E / 26.07; 94.88

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