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Assembly constituency 13 · Nagaland · ST

Pughoboto is assembly constituency number 13 in Nagaland, in Kohima district, and one of the segments of the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dr. Sukhato A. Sema of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) won with 52.8% of the vote, 850 votes ahead of Y. Vikheho Swu (NDPP).

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Pughoboto · 2023AC 13
  1. 01
    Dr. Sukhato A. Sema
    LJPRV
    7,808
    52.80%
  2. 02
    Y. Vikheho Swu
    NDPP
    6,958
    47.05%
  3. NOTA · 23 (0.16%)

Margin 850 votes · 5.75% of valid votes

15,803
Registered electors
2023 election
95.5%
Turnout
+1.5 pts vs 2018
850
Victory margin
5.7% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 2 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 14,789 valid votes, NOTA included.

Pughoboto 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Sukhato A. SemaMale · 65 yrs · STLJPRV7,808
52.80%
2Y. Vikheho SwuMale · 57 yrs · STNDPP6,958
47.05%
—NOTANOTA23
0.16%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023LJPRV 52.8%NDPP 47.0%NPF 50.0%BJP 49.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Dr. Sukhato A. SemaLJPRV · 52.8% · margin 850Turnout95.5%
2018Y. Vikheho SwuNPF · 50.0% · margin 70Turnout93.9%
2013Y. Vikheho SwuNPF · 59.4% · margin 2,286Turnout94.7%
2008JoshuaINC · 44.2% · margin 432Turnout91.9%

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

Pughoboto result 2018

Pughoboto 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Y. Vikheho SwuNPF6,258
49.99%
2Dr. Sukhato A. SemaBJP6,188
49.43%
3Kheyihe ZimomiIndependent56
0.45%
—NOTANOTA17
0.14%

Pughoboto result 2013

Pughoboto 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Y. Vikheho SwuNPF7,208
59.42%
2Joshua SumiINC4,922
40.58%

Pughoboto result 2008

Pughoboto 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1JoshuaINC6,853
44.24%
2Y. Vikheho SwuNPF6,421
41.46%
3Huska SumiIndependent2,215
14.30%
Map

Pughoboto 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 Kohima district

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

NDPPBJPNCPNPPLJPRVNPFOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Dr Chumben MurryNDPP9,353 65.8%
  • S Supongmeren JamirINC4,764 33.5%
  • Hayithung Tungoe LothaIndependent99 0.7%

In the assembly election LJPRV won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, NDPP led here by 4,589 EVM votes.

Open Nagaland Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Pughoboto assembly seat in 2023?

Dr. Sukhato A. Sema of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) won Pughoboto in the 2023 Nagaland assembly election with 7,808 votes, which was 52.80% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Pughoboto?

The margin was 850 votes (5.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was Y. Vikheho Swu of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party with 6,958 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Pughoboto in 2023?

Turnout was 95.48%: 15,088 of 15,803 registered electors voted, across 33 polling stations. That is 1.5 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pughoboto part of?

Pughoboto 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 Pughoboto a reserved constituency?

Yes. Pughoboto 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 Pughoboto?

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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