Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Thonoknyu

Assembly constituency 57 (GEN) · Nagaland

State boardNagaland 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#57 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants5

Electors7,088

Votes polled6,376

Turnout90.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerPongomIndian National Congress1,98231.6% of votes

MARGIN698 votes · 10.9 pp1,982 − 1,284

Runner-upPottu Independent1,28420.5% of votes

INC 60.7% of top-two votesIND 39.3%

All candidates 5

01 PongomINC1,982 31.6%
02 PottuIND1,284 20.5%
03 K. Yanchu TikhirNCN1,266 20.2%
04 KhenoUDF1,223 19.5%
05 Mongchua KhiamunganIND522 8.3%

Turnout 90.0%

Male 3,68251.9% Female 3,40648.1%

Share of 7,088 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males925
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 59 seats, 197786.7%
ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 6,277Residual 99

Seat history 2023–1974

2023
12.5 pp
Benei M LamthiuNational People's Party
2018
25.2 pp
L.Khumo KhiamniunganNational People's Party
2013
7.3 pp
L.Khumo KhiamniunganNationalist Congress Party
2008
13.4 pp
S. HenoNaga Peoples Front
2003
17.6 pp
Shri: S. HenoNationalist Democratic Movement
1998
5.7 pp
ShingnyuIndian National Congress
1993
2.7 pp
T. KhongoNagaland Peoples Council
1989
4.4 pp
KhongoNagaland Peoples Council
1987
3.8 pp
P. PongomNaga National Democratic Party
1982
6.9 pp
P. PongonNaga National Democratic Party
1977
10.9 pp
PongomIndian National Congress
1974
14.7 pp
MongchuaUnited Democratic Front

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 25.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed NCN polled 1,266 votes, 1.8× the 698-vote margin.
1,266 ÷ 698 = 1.8
The top two polled 51.2% of votes; the other 3 candidates 47.2% between them.
(1,982 + 1,284) ÷ 6,376 = 51.2% · 3,011 ÷ 6,376 = 47.2%
Turnout of 90.0% was 3.3 pp above the state's median seat (86.7%).
90.0 − 86.7 = +3.3
The margin narrowed from 14.7 pp in 1974 to 10.9 pp.
10.9 − 14.7 = −3.8 pp
The seat changed hands: UDF in 1974, INC in 1977.
1974 UDF · 1977 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines6,277
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled6,376
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 99

Candidate votes miss the published total by 99, 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

Candidates5 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