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Assembly constituency 6 · Nagaland · ST

Tenning is assembly constituency number 6 in Nagaland, in Kohima district, and one of the segments of the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Namri Nchang of the Nationalist Congress Party won with 29.4% of the vote, 337 votes ahead of Tarie Zeliang (NDPP).

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Tenning · 2023AC 6
  1. 01
    Namri Nchang
    NCP
    6,736
    29.39%
  2. 02
    Tarie Zeliang
    NDPP
    6,399
    27.92%
  3. 03
    Dr. Tumda Newme
    Independent
    5,530
    24.13%
  4. 04
    Zandi Domta
    NPP
    2,467
    10.76%
  5. 05
    Rosy Thomson
    INC
    1,704
    7.44%
  6. 1 other candidate · 39 votesNOTA · 42 (0.18%)

Margin 337 votes · 1.47% of valid votes

27,405
Registered electors
2023 election
83.8%
Turnout
+6.7 pts vs 2018
337
Victory margin
1.5% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 22,917 valid votes, NOTA included.

Tenning 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Namri NchangMale · 56 yrs · STNCP6,736
29.39%
2Tarie ZeliangMale · 60 yrs · STNDPP6,399
27.92%
3Dr. Tumda NewmeMale · 50 yrs · STIndependent5,530
24.13%
4Zandi DomtaMale · 60 yrs · STNPP2,467
10.76%
5Rosy ThomsonFemale · 58 yrs · STINC1,704
7.44%
—NOTANOTA42
0.18%
6Henry ZeliangMale · 63 yrs · STNPF39
0.17%
Past results

The seat changed hands: NDPP won in 2018, NCP in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023NCP 29.4%NDPP 27.9%NPF 0.2%INC 7.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Namri NchangNCP · 29.4% · margin 337Turnout83.8%
2018Namri NchangNDPP · 34.2% · margin 168Turnout77.1%
2013Namri NchangNPF · 34.5% · margin 1,148Turnout94.2%
2008TarieINC · 59.6% · margin 4,911Turnout86.5%

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

Tenning result 2018

Tenning 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Namri NchangNDPP7,018
34.24%
2Namduadi Rangkau ZeliangNPF6,850
33.42%
3Tarie ZeliangIndependent6,476
31.60%
—NOTANOTA150
0.73%

Tenning result 2013

Tenning 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Namri NchangNPF9,151
34.54%
2Tarie ZeliangINC8,003
30.21%
3L.l.kukiIndependent5,407
20.41%
4Neiba NdangNCP3,930
14.84%

Tenning result 2008

Tenning 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1TarieINC15,234
59.61%
2K. Samuel MedaliangNPF10,323
40.39%
Map

Tenning 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • S Supongmeren JamirINC13,873 67.1%
  • Dr Chumben MurryNDPP6,590 31.9%
  • Hayithung Tungoe LothaIndependent203 1.0%

In the assembly election NCP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 7,283 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Tenning assembly seat in 2023?

Namri Nchang of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won Tenning in the 2023 Nagaland assembly election with 6,736 votes, which was 29.39% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Tenning?

The margin was 337 votes (1.47% of valid votes). The runner-up was Tarie Zeliang of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party with 6,399 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Tenning in 2023?

Turnout was 83.82%: 22,972 of 27,405 registered electors voted, across 64 polling stations. That is 6.7 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tenning part of?

Tenning is an assembly segment of the Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency in Nagaland. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, S Supongmeren Jamir got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Tenning a reserved constituency?

Yes. Tenning 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 Tenning?

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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