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Shamator Chessore (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Shamator Chessore | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Tuensang |
| State | Nagaland |
| Electorate | 17,363[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Nagaland |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Party | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| MLA | Keoshu Yimchunger |
| Reservation | ST |
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]
| 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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nagaland: Keoshu Yimchunger Wins 58 Shamator-Chessore Seat Uncontested". 13 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Nagaland MLA Toshi Wungtung dies after brief illness". 1 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Nagaland Accords State Funeral To Toshi Wungtung - Nagaland Page". 3 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.