Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2008

Arkakong

Assembly constituency 22 (ST) · Nagaland

State boardNagaland 2008

[01]Result · 2008

#22 · ST

Poll date5 Mar 2008

Contestants3

Electors23,040

Votes polled19,901

Turnout86.4%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerNuklutoshiNaga Peoples Front9,03545.4% of votes

MARGIN580 votes · 2.9 pp9,035 − 8,455

Runner-upTakatiba Masa Ao Indian National Congress8,45542.5% of votes

NPF 51.7% of top-two votesINC 48.3%

All candidates 3

01 NuklutoshiNPF9,035 45.4%
02 Takatiba Masa AoINC8,455 42.5%
03 O. Lanutoshi AoIND2,411 12.1%

Turnout 86.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 60 seats, 200887.7%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 19,901Verified

Seat history 2023–1964

2023
6.8 pp
NuklutoshiNational People's Party
2018
5.5 pp
Shri ImnatibaNational People's Party
2013
9.3 pp
NuklutoshiNaga Peoples Front
2008
2.9 pp
NuklutoshiNaga Peoples Front
2003
3.2 pp
Shri: Takatiba Masa AoIndian National Congress
1998
Margin not recorded
ImtiyangerIndian National Congress
1993
10.6 pp
SoalembaIndian National Congress
1989
14.8 pp
JongpongchitenIndian National Congress
1987
14.6 pp
JongpongchitenIndian National Congress
1982
1.5 pp
MarchibaIndependent
1977
12.8 pp
TsukjemwatiUnited Democratic Front
1974
2.1 pp
R. C. Chiten JamirNagalan Nationalist Organisation
1969
2.4 pp
SentichubaUnited Front Of Nagaland
1964
Margin not recorded
Shri Suzumar Imsong (Uncontested)Independent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 14.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed IND polled 2,411 votes, 4.2× the 580-vote margin.
2,411 ÷ 580 = 4.2
The top two polled 87.9% of votes; the other 1 candidate 12.1% between them.
(9,035 + 8,455) ÷ 19,901 = 87.9% · 2,411 ÷ 19,901 = 12.1%
Turnout of 86.4% was 1.3 pp below the state's median seat (87.7%).
86.4 − 87.7 = −1.3
The margin narrowed from 3.2 pp in 2003 to 2.9 pp.
2.9 − 3.2 = −0.3 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 2003, NPF in 2008.
2003 INC · 2008 NPF

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines19,901
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled19,901
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2008 · Nagaland · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 60 seats on the Nagaland Vidhan Sabha 2008 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database