Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1998

Tuensang Sadar-I

Assembly constituency 53 (ST) · Nagaland

State boardNagaland 1998

[01]Result · 1998

#53 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors14,300

Votes polled12,452

Turnout87.1%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerP.Chuba ChangIndependent7,01757.3% of votes

MARGIN1,789 votes · 14.4 pp7,017 − 5,228

Runner-upChangkong Chang Indian National Congress5,22842.7% of votes

IND 57.3% of top-two votesINC 42.7%

All candidates 2

01 P.Chuba ChangIND7,017 57.3%
02 Changkong ChangINC5,228 42.7%

Turnout 87.1%

Male 7,81254.6% Female 6,48845.4%

Share of 14,300 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males831
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 17 seats, 199887.1%
ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 12,245Residual 207

Seat history 2023–1974

2023
28.3 pp
P. Bashangmongba ChangBharatiya Janata Party
2018
19.3 pp
Toyang ChangNaga Peoples Front
2013
13.5 pp
Shri Toyang Changkong ChangIndependent
2008
31.4 pp
P. ChubaIndian National Congress
2003
0.6 pp
Shri: P. ChubaIndependent
1998
14.4 pp
P.Chuba ChangIndependent
1993
16.9 pp
Changkong ChangIndian National Congress
1989
19.1 pp
ChanskongIndian National Congress
1987
24.3 pp
ChangkongIndian National Congress
1984
11.6 pp
ChangkongIndian National Congress
1982
8.8 pp
H. SaochungIndian National Congress
1977
8.0 pp
H. Sao ChangIndian National Congress
1974
3.0 pp
H. SaochangIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 87.1% matched the state's median seat.
87.1 − 87.1 = 0.0
The margin narrowed from 16.9 pp in 1993 to 14.4 pp.
14.4 − 16.9 = −2.5 pp
Changkong Chang, the 1993 winner, finished second in 1998.
1993 winner name = 1998 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines12,245
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled12,452
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 207

Candidate votes miss the published total by 207, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1998 · Nagaland · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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

State median turnoutComputed from 17 seats on the Nagaland Vidhan Sabha 1998 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database