Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1998

Kohima Town

Assembly constituency 9 (ST) · Nagaland

State boardNagaland 1998

[01]Result · 1998

#9 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors25,889

Votes polled18,481

Turnout71.4%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerT.Abao KireIndependent9,16651.3% of votes

MARGIN460 votes · 2.5 pp9,166 − 8,706

Runner-upZ. Obed Indian National Congress8,70648.7% of votes

IND 51.3% of top-two votesINC 48.7%

All candidates 2

01 T.Abao KireIND9,166 51.3%
02 Z. ObedINC8,706 48.7%

Turnout 71.4%

Male 14,19554.8% Female 11,69445.2%

Share of 25,889 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males824
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 17 seats, 199887.1%
ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 17,872Residual 609

Seat history 2023–1964

2023
6.8 pp
Dr Tseilhoutuo Rhutso (Dr Ato)National People's Party
2018
10.4 pp
Dr.Neikiesalie Nicky KireNationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2013
27.6 pp
Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky KireNaga Peoples Front
2008
25.5 pp
Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky KireNaga Peoples Front
2003
2.7 pp
Shri: Z. ObedNaga Peoples Front
1998
2.5 pp
T.Abao KireIndependent
1993
23.6 pp
Obed Z.Indian National Congress
1989
2.2 pp
K. V. KedetsuNagaland Peoples Council
1987
7.2 pp
J. B. JasokieIndian National Congress
1982
12.2 pp
J. B. JasokioNaga National Democratic Party
1977
9.0 pp
J. B. JaskieIndian National Congress
1974
46.0 pp
John Bosco JasokieNagalan Nationalist Organisation
1969
6.2 pp
K . Vitsore KeditsuNagalan Nationalist Organisation
1966
12.8 pp
K.V.KeditsuIndependent
1964
26.3 pp
Shri LhousuohieIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 46.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 71.4% was 15.7 pp below the state's median seat (87.1%).
71.4 − 87.1 = −15.7
The margin narrowed from 23.6 pp in 1993 to 2.5 pp.
2.5 − 23.6 = −21.1 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 1993, IND in 1998.
1993 INC · 1998 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines17,872
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled18,481
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 609

Candidate votes miss the published total by 609, 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