Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Wokha

Assembly constituency 38 (GEN) · Nagaland

State boardNagaland 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#38 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors7,684

Votes polled6,080

Turnout79.1%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerRainbow EzungIndependent3,19953.9% of votes

MARGIN457 votes · 7.5 pp3,199 − 2,742

Runner-upMhao Lotha United Democratic Front2,74246.2% of votes

IND 53.8% of top-two votesUDF 46.2%

All candidates 2

01 Rainbow EzungIND3,199 53.9%
02 Mhao LothaUDF2,742 46.2%

Turnout 79.1%

Male 4,20854.8% Female 3,47645.2%

Share of 7,684 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males826
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 59 seats, 197786.7%
ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 5,941Residual 139

Seat history 2023–1964

2023
10.5 pp
Y Mhonbemo HumtsoeNationalist Congress Party
2018
32.9 pp
Dr. Chumben MurryNaga Peoples Front
2013
4.6 pp
Dr. T.M. LothaNationalist Congress Party
2008
17.7 pp
Dr. Chumben MurryNationalist Congress Party
2003
11.0 pp
Dr. T.M. LothaBharatiya Janata Party
1998
Margin not recorded
John LothaIndian National Congress
1993
1.3 pp
John LothaIndian National Congress
1989
4.5 pp
T. Myingthungo LothaNagaland Peoples Council
1987
3.4 pp
John LothaIndependent
1982
1.5 pp
Mhao LothaNaga National Democratic Party
1977
7.5 pp
Rainbow EzungIndependent
1974
9.5 pp
Mhao LothaUnited Democratic Front
1969
32.6 pp
Nsemo OvungUnited Front Of Nagaland
1966
12.1 pp
S.EzungNagalan Nationalist Organisation
1964
52.2 pp
Shri Nsemo OvungIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 52.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 79.1% was 7.6 pp below the state's median seat (86.7%).
79.1 − 86.7 = −7.6
The margin narrowed from 9.5 pp in 1974 to 7.5 pp.
7.5 − 9.5 = −2.0 pp
Mhao Lotha, the 1974 winner, finished second in 1977.
1974 winner name = 1977 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines5,941
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled6,080
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 139

Candidate votes miss the published total by 139, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1977 · Nagaland · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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

State median turnoutComputed from 59 seats on the Nagaland Vidhan Sabha 1977 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database