Southern Angami I Assembly constituency

Southern Angami I
Southern Angami I
Constituency No. 14 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Kohima
LS constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	14,482
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Kevipodi Sophie
Party	Independent
Elected year	2023

Southern Angami I is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.^[2] It is part of Kohima district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It is also part of Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1964	Ngurohie Zao	Independent
1969	Vitsoni	United Front of Nagaland
1974	Vitsoni	United Democratic Front
1977	Vitsoni	United Democratic Front
1982	Puse	Independent
1987	Dietho-o	Independent
1989	Mavil Khieya	Indian National Congress
1993	Ruguozelhou	Nagaland People's Council
1998	Mavil Khieya	Independent
2003	Medokul Sophie	Indian National Congress
2008	Vikho-o Yhoshü	Naga People's Front
2013	Vikho-o Yhoshü	Naga People's Front
2018	Vikho-o Yhoshü	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2020 (by-election)	Medo Yhokha^[4]	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kevipodi Sophie	6,643	50.53%
	NDPP	Medo Yhokha	6,466	49.18%	−2.02%
	NOTA	Nota	38	0.29%
Margin of victory			177	1.35%	−16.97%
Turnout			13,147	90.78%	5.91%
Registered electors			14,482		8.12%
	Independent gain from NDPP		Swing	-0.68%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Vikho-o Yhoshü	5,821	51.21%
	NPP	Medokul Sophie	3,739	32.89%
	NPF	Khrielezo Bio	1,366	12.02%	−56.05%
	INC	Nagakul Tase	337	2.96%	−28.76%
	NOTA	None of the Above	105	0.92%
Margin of victory			2,082	18.31%	−18.03%
Turnout			11,368	84.87%	−7.36%
Registered electors			13,394		−0.04%
	NDPP gain from NPF		Swing	-16.86%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Vikho-o Yhoshü	8,413	68.07%	10.42%
	INC	Nagakul Tase	3,921	31.72%	−10.88%
Margin of victory			4,492	36.34%	21.30%
Turnout			12,360	92.24%	5.36%
Registered electors			13,400		−0.92%
	NPF hold		Swing	10.42%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Vikho-o Yhoshü	6,774	57.65%	31.98%
	INC	Medokul Sophie	5,006	42.60%	12.37%
Margin of victory			1,768	15.05%	10.48%
Turnout			11,751	87.10%	10.25%
Registered electors			13,525		10.14%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	27.41%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Medokul Sophie	2,845	30.23%	−15.11%
	NPF	Mavil Khieya	2,415	25.66%
	AITC	Khielezo	2,272	24.14%
	Independent	Nagakul Tase	1,878	19.96%
Margin of victory			430	4.57%	−4.75%
Turnout			9,410	76.63%	−14.43%
Registered electors			12,280		6.24%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-30.07%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mavil Khieya	3,964	54.66%
	INC	K. Tase	3,288	45.34%	9.59%
Margin of victory			676	9.32%	−15.23%
Turnout			7,252	64.30%	−26.75%
Registered electors			11,559		14.99%
	Independent gain from NPF		Swing	-5.64%

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Ruguozelhou	5,448	60.30%	13.30%
	INC	Mavil Khieya	3,230	35.75%	−17.25%
	BJP	Siz-O-Kire	357	3.95%
Margin of victory			2,218	24.55%	18.55%
Turnout			9,035	91.06%	1.53%
Registered electors			10,052		45.87%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	7.30%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mavil Khieya	3,241	53.00%	31.80%
	NPF	Diethoo	2,874	47.00%
Margin of victory			367	6.00%	−9.66%
Turnout			6,115	89.52%	5.35%
Registered electors			6,891		−0.12%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	16.14%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Diethoo	2,123	36.86%
	INC	Puse Zhotso	1,221	21.20%	7.99%
	NND	Vitsonei K. Angami	1,220	21.18%	−17.88%
	NPP	V. Zao	1,196	20.76%
Margin of victory			902	15.66%	6.98%
Turnout			5,760	84.17%	11.63%
Registered electors			6,899		1.08%
	Independent hold		Swing	-10.88%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Puse	2,338	47.73%
	NND	Vistonei K. Angami	1,913	39.06%
	INC	Mavil Khieya	647	13.21%	−10.95%
Margin of victory			425	8.68%	−7.93%
Turnout			4,898	72.54%	−3.19%
Registered electors			6,825		12.81%
	Independent gain from UDA		Swing	5.71%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Vitsonei K. Angami	1,885	42.02%	−7.01%
	Independent	N. Zao Angami	1,140	25.41%
	INC	Kehozhol Khieya	1,084	24.16%
	NCN	Medovillie	377	8.40%
Margin of victory			745	16.61%	4.45%
Turnout			4,486	75.74%	2.82%
Registered electors			6,050		10.18%
	UDA hold		Swing	-7.01%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Vitsonie	1,916	49.03%
	NNO	Kehozhol Khieya	1,441	36.87%	8.26%
	Independent	Kethovi	551	14.10%
Margin of victory			475	12.15%	−13.17%
Turnout			3,908	72.92%	−10.16%
Registered electors			5,491		52.82%
	UDA gain from UDF		Swing	-4.91%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UDF	Vitsonie	1,610	53.94%
	NNO	Kehozhol Khieya	854	28.61%
	Independent	Kuodio Angami	521	17.45%
Margin of victory			756	25.33%
Turnout			2,985	83.08%
Registered electors			3,593
	UDF gain from NNO		Swing

1966 Assembly by-election

1966 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	K. Khieya	Unopposed
	NNO gain from Independent		Swing

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Southern Angami I
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ngurohie Zao	1,205	46.44%
	Independent	Kehozhol Khieya	981	37.80%
	Independent	Vitsonie	409	15.76%
Margin of victory			224	8.63%
Turnout			2,595	88.72%
Registered electors			2,925
	Independent win (new seat)

References

^ ^a ^b "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2023". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ "Southern Angami II Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". elections.in. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Report on the General Election to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
^ "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2013" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^ "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
^ "Report on the General Election to the 10th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2003" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2022.

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[election2023-1] "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2023". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 April 2023.

[2] "NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[3] "Southern Angami II Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". elections.in. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

[election2018-4] "Report on the General Election to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.

[election2013-5] "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2013" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

[election2008-6] "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.

[election2003-7] "Report on the General Election to the 10th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2003" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2022.

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