Noksen Assembly constituency

Noksen is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.[2][3][4] It is part of Tuensang District and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.[5]

Noksen
Constituency No. 51 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateNagaland
DistrictTuensang District
LS constituencyNagaland
Total electors12,455[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Y. Lima Onen Chang
PartyRepublican Party of India (Athawale)
Elected year2021

It was the first assembly seat in India, where Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system was first used with EVMs in a by-poll in September 2013.[6][7] In October 2013, Supreme Court of India gave a landmark judgement directing Election Commission of India to use VVPAT system for vote validation in phased manner in all subsequent elections in India.[8][9][10][11]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1974I. L. ChingmakNagaland Nationalist Organisation
1977C. ChongshenIndian National Congress
1982
1987
1989
1993H. Chuba Chang
1998
2003
2008
2013C. M. ChangNagaland Peoples Front
September 2013 ^
2018Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2021H. Chuba Chang
2023Y. Lima Onen ChangRepublican Party of India

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RPI(A)Y. Lima Onen Chang 5,151 50.73%
NDPPH. Chuba Chang4,96348.88%4.77%
NOTANota390.38%
Margin of victory1881.85%-3.88%
Turnout10,15381.52%-4.85%
Registered electors12,4556.97%
RPI(A) gain from NDPPSwing6.62%

2021 by-election

H. Chuba Chang of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party was declared the winner unopposed, on 3 April 2020 since he was the only candidate to file his nomination papers.[13]

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen[14][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NDPPC. M. Chang 4,436 44.11%
NPFW. Chingmak Chang3,86038.39%-10.64%
INCI. Noksenlemba1,00810.02%-0.99%
NPPDr. K. Mangyangpula Chang7257.21%
NOTANone of the Above270.27%
Margin of victory5765.73%-3.83%
Turnout10,05686.37%-8.16%
Registered electors11,643-3.68%
NDPP gain from NPFSwing-4.91%

2013 by-election

The by-elections happened on 4 September 2013.[16] The polling percentage was 70.3. Noksen constituency has 12,074 voters, including 6,142 men and 5,832 women, with 21 polling stations spread over 19 villages.[17][18] 42 VVPAT machines were used during the by-election. Congress fielded Lima Onen Chang as its candidate for the by-poll. C M Chang won the by-election by a margin of 2,863 votes. Chang has to vacate his assembly seat earlier to remain as Lok Sabha MP till the by-election is held for Noksen to avoid parliamentary by-election in Nagaland.[19]

Nagaland assembly by-elections, 2013: Noksen[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NPFC. M. Chang570849.27
INCLima Onen Chang284529.66

2013

C. M. Chang of Nagaland People's Front was elected as MLA from Noksen(ST) seat in February 2013.[21] The by-election to Noksen assembly constituency was necessitated following resignation of Minister for School Education C. M. Chang on 14 March 2013.

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NPFC. M. Chang 5,602 49.02% 17.10%
NCPLima Onen Chang4,51039.47%
INCH. Chuba Chang1,25911.02%-21.82%
Margin of victory1,0929.56%8.64%
Turnout11,42794.53%16.75%
Registered electors12,0883.33%
NPF gain from INCSwing16.19%

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCH. Chuba Chang 2,988 32.84% -23.33%
NPFC. M. Chang2,90531.92%-11.91%
RJDChanglemba1,74119.13%
BJPY. Lima1,54616.99%
Margin of victory830.91%-11.42%
Turnout9,10078.47%-21.03%
Registered electors11,69944.88%
INC holdSwing-23.33%

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCH. Chuba Chang 4,478 56.16% -13.21%
NPFC. M. Chang3,49543.84%
Margin of victory98312.33%-26.43%
Turnout7,97398.81%0.23%
Registered electors8,07519.08%
INC holdSwing1.19%

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen[25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCH. Chuba Chang 4,624 69.38% 14.40%
IndependentNokshang2,04130.62%
Margin of victory2,58338.75%28.80%
Turnout6,66598.58%3.70%
Registered electors6,78123.40%
INC holdSwing14.40%

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCH. Chuba Chang 2,838 54.98% -31.18%
NPFC. Chongshen Chang2,32445.02%31.18%
Margin of victory5149.96%-62.36%
Turnout5,16294.89%-2.76%
Registered electors5,49520.00%
INC holdSwing-31.18%

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCC. Chongshen Chang 3,809 86.16% 35.57%
NPFS. Sao Chang61213.84%
Margin of victory3,19772.31%52.71%
Turnout4,42197.64%2.65%
Registered electors4,5790.97%
INC holdSwing35.57%

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCC. Chongshen Chang 2,144 50.59% 0.53%
IndependentH. Chuba Chang1,31330.98%
NNDS. Sao Chang78118.43%-6.28%
Margin of victory83119.61%-5.22%
Turnout4,23894.99%12.80%
Registered electors4,535-28.14%
INC holdSwing0.53%

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCC. Chongshen Chang 2,569 50.06% 3.69%
IndependentI. L. Ghingmak1,29525.23%
NNDM. P. Nokshang Chang1,26824.71%
Margin of victory1,27424.82%10.75%
Turnout5,13282.19%-10.65%
Registered electors6,31139.04%
INC holdSwing3.69%

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCC. Chongshen Chang 1,918 46.37%
IndependentI. L. Chingmak1,33632.30%
UDAP. Nokshang86320.87%20.31%
IndependentL. N. Somba190.46%
Margin of victory58214.07%-8.10%
Turnout4,13692.84%0.78%
Registered electors4,5393.84%
INC gain from NNOSwing-14.44%

Assembly Election 1974

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election : Noksen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NNOI. L. Chingmak 2,416 60.81%
IndependentChungshen Chang1,53538.64%
UDAImti Hopong220.55%
Margin of victory88122.17%
Turnout3,97392.06%
Registered electors4,371
NNO win (new seat)

See also

References

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