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Assembly constituency 40 · Nagaland · ST

Bhandari is assembly constituency number 40 in Nagaland, in Wokha district, and one of the segments of the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Achumbemo Kikon of the Naga Peoples Front won with 54.1% of the vote, 3,589 votes ahead of Mmhonlumo Kikon (BJP).

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Bhandari · 2023AC 40
  1. 01
    Achumbemo Kikon
    NPF
    13,867
    54.11%
  2. 02
    Mmhonlumo Kikon
    BJP
    10,278
    40.11%
  3. 03
    Tsungro Kithan
    NPP
    1,072
    4.18%
  4. 04
    Chenithung Humtsoe
    INC
    325
    1.27%
  5. 05
    John Ovung
    Independent
    77
    0.30%
  6. NOTA · 7 (0.03%)

Margin 3,589 votes · 14.01% of valid votes

26,957
Registered electors
2023 election
96.0%
Turnout
+0.8 pts vs 2018
3,589
Victory margin
14.0% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 25,626 valid votes, NOTA included.

Bhandari 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Achumbemo KikonMale · 47 yrs · STNPF13,867
54.11%
2Mmhonlumo KikonMale · 44 yrs · STBJP10,278
40.11%
3Tsungro KithanMale · 55 yrs · STNPP1,072
4.18%
4Chenithung HumtsoeMale · 58 yrs · STINC325
1.27%
5John OvungMale · 48 yrs · STIndependent77
0.30%
—NOTANOTA7
0.03%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, NPF in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023NPF 54.1%BJP 40.1%NPP 4.2%JD(U) 8.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Achumbemo KikonNPF · 54.1% · margin 3,589Turnout96.0%
2018Mmhonlumo KikonBJP · 45.8% · margin 312Turnout95.1%
2013MmhonlumoNCP · 33.4% · margin 254Turnout97.9%
2008Wochumo KithanNPF · 25.9% · margin 1,758Turnout93.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Bhandari result 2018

Bhandari 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mmhonlumo KikonBJP11,205
45.79%
2Achumbemo KikonNPF10,893
44.51%
3Myinthungo MozhuiJD(U)1,997
8.16%
4E.thungjamo EzungINC164
0.67%
5Mhonjan LothaNPP119
0.49%
—NOTANOTA95
0.39%

Bhandari result 2013

Bhandari 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1MmhonlumoNCP8,183
33.40%
2Achumbemo KikonIndependent7,929
32.36%
3Mhonjan LothaJD(U)7,085
28.92%
4Y.yisaoINC807
3.29%
5Er. Wochumo KithanNPF468
1.91%
6Yanpansao LothaIndependent29
0.12%

Bhandari result 2008

Bhandari 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Wochumo KithanNPF6,059
25.91%
2Mmhonlumo KikonNCP4,301
18.40%
3Yiphyolumo Lotha MozhuiRJD3,097
13.25%
4Mhonjan LothaJD(U)2,912
12.45%
5Achumbemo KikonLJP2,244
9.60%
6C. KikonBJP2,115
9.05%
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7E.T. EzungINC1,987
8.50%
8E. Zachamo LothaIndependent666
2.85%
Map

Bhandari outlined in orange among the other Nagaland seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Wokha district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Bhandari is one of the assembly segments of Nagaland. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nagaland candidates.

  • Dr Chumben MurryNDPP20,280 79.5%
  • S Supongmeren JamirINC4,728 18.5%
  • Hayithung Tungoe LothaIndependent507 2.0%

In the assembly election NPF won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, NDPP led here by 15,552 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhandari.

Who won the Bhandari assembly seat in 2023?

Achumbemo Kikon of the Naga Peoples Front (NPF) won Bhandari in the 2023 Nagaland assembly election with 13,867 votes, which was 54.11% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Bhandari?

The margin was 3,589 votes (14.01% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mmhonlumo Kikon of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 10,278 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Bhandari in 2023?

Turnout was 95.95%: 25,865 of 26,957 registered electors voted, across 83 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhandari part of?

Bhandari is an assembly segment of the Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency in Nagaland. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Chumben Murry got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Bhandari a reserved constituency?

Yes. Bhandari is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Bhandari?

The Nagaland assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Nagaland assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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