Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1989

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Assembly constituency 16 (ST) · Nagaland

State boardNagaland 1989

[01]Result · 1989

#16 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors8,932

Votes polled7,642

Turnout85.6%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerThenuchoNagaland Peoples Council3,82150.6% of votes

MARGIN89 votes · 1.2 pp3,821 − 3,732

Runner-upLhiweshelo Mero Indian National Congress3,73249.4% of votes

NPC 50.6% of top-two votesINC 49.4%

All candidates 2

01 ThenuchoNPC3,821 50.6%
02 Lhiweshelo MeroINC3,732 49.4%

Turnout 85.6%

Male 4,56951.2% Female 4,36348.8%

Share of 8,932 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males955
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 60 seats, 198990.7%
ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 7,553Residual 89

Seat history 2023–1964

2023
0.6 pp
Dr.Neisatuo MeroIndependent
2018
7.8 pp
Neiba KronuNationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2013
4.3 pp
Neiba KronuNaga Peoples Front
2008
7.8 pp
NeibaNaga Peoples Front
2003
9.3 pp
Shri: KewekhapeNaga Peoples Front
1998
Margin not recorded
Kewekhape TherieIndian National Congress
1993
15.8 pp
KewekhapeIndian National Congress
1989
1.2 pp
ThenuchoNagaland Peoples Council
1987
3.6 pp
JhenuchoNaga National Democratic Party
1982
6.5 pp
ThinucoNaga National Democratic Party
1977
17.9 pp
LhiweshieloUnited Democratic Front
1974
11.2 pp
Weprenyi KapfoUnited Democratic Front
1971
7.5 pp
N.TheyoNagalan Nationalist Organisation
1969
0.5 pp
PunuhuIndependent
1964
29.8 pp
Shri Netsutso TheyoIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 29.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 85.6% was 5.1 pp below the state's median seat (90.7%).
85.6 − 90.7 = −5.1
The margin narrowed from 3.6 pp in 1987 to 1.2 pp.
1.2 − 3.6 = −2.4 pp
The seat changed hands: NNDP in 1987, NPC in 1989.
1987 NNDP · 1989 NPC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines7,553
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled7,642
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 89

Candidate votes miss the published total by 89, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1989 · Nagaland · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates2 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 60 seats on the Nagaland Vidhan Sabha 1989 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database