Shamator–Chessore Assembly constituency

Shamator–Chessore is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.^[2] It is part of Shamator district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Shamator–Chessore
Constituency No. 58 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Shamator
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	18,788[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Keoshu Yimchunger
Party	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
Alliance	United Democratic Alliance
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1974	P. Monokiu		Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1977	K. Zungkum Yimchunger		United Democratic Alliance
1982			Naga National Democratic Party
1987
1989	Yamukum		Naga People's Front
1993	K. Yamakam		Indian National Congress
1998
2003
2008	R. Tohanba		Naga People's Front
2013
2018	Toshi Wungtung[3]		Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2021 by-election	Keoshu Yimchunger[4]
2023

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Keoshu Yimchunger	9,065	56.25%
	LJP(RV)	R. Tohanba	6,770	42.01%
	NPF	H. Mukam	146	0.91%
	INC	W. Akum Yimkhiung	85	0.53%
	NOTA	Nota	49	0.30%
Margin of victory			2,295	14.24%
Turnout			16,115	85.77%	85.77%
Registered electors			18,788		7.38%
	NDPP hold		Swing

2021 Assembly by-election

In the October 2021 by-election, Keoshu Yimchunger of the NDPP was unchallenged, and hence won the seat by default.^[4] The by-election was needed because of the death of the sitting member, Toshi Wungtung, on 1 July 2021.^[6][7]

2021 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Shamator–Chessore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Keoshu Yimchunger	Unopposed
Registered electors			17,496		0.77%
	NDPP hold		Swing

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore^[3][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Toshi Wungtung	4,311	28.79%
	NPF	R. Tohanba	4,004	26.74%	−16.39%
	JD(U)	H. Mukam	3,654	24.40%	0.31%
	NPP	K. Yimso Yimchunger	2,945	19.67%
	NOTA	None of the Above	61	0.41%
Margin of victory			307	2.05%	−16.98%
Turnout			14,975	86.25%	−0.63%
Registered electors			17,363		−1.47%
	NDPP gain from NPF		Swing	-14.34%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	R. Tohanba	6,602	43.12%	−5.68%
	JD(U)	K. Yimso Yimchunger	3,688	24.09%
	INC	Dokiu Kecham	2,638	17.23%	−19.03%
	Independent	H. Mukam	2,346	15.32%
Margin of victory			2,914	19.03%	6.50%
Turnout			15,309	86.87%	−5.51%
Registered electors			17,622		−15.16%
	NPF hold		Swing	-5.68%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	R. Tohanba	9,315	48.80%	19.79%
	INC	K. Yamakam	6,922	36.26%	5.77%
	BJP	M. Rokkimong	2,301	12.05%	3.46%
	JD(S)	Thongthong	652	3.42%
Margin of victory			2,393	12.54%	11.06%
Turnout			19,088	92.38%	−6.16%
Registered electors			20,772		34.08%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Yamakam	4,602	30.49%
	NPF	Zungkum	4,379	29.01%
	Independent	R. Tohanba	3,218	21.32%
	NDM	W. Akum Yimkhiung	1,597	10.58%
	BJP	Rokkimong	1,297	8.59%
Margin of victory			223	1.48%
Turnout			15,093	98.54%	98.54%
Registered electors			15,492		14.57%
	INC hold		Swing

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Yamakam	Unopposed
Registered electors			13,522		15.49%
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Yamakam	5,121	44.74%	−0.36%
	NPF	Y. Throngshi	3,226	28.18%	−26.72%
	Independent	Z. Akum	3,100	27.08%
Margin of victory			1,895	16.55%	6.76%
Turnout			11,447	98.04%	4.78%
Registered electors			11,708		56.32%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing	-10.16%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Yamukum	3,816	54.90%
	INC	K. Zungkum Yimchunger	3,135	45.10%	17.60%
Margin of victory			681	9.80%	5.70%
Turnout			6,951	93.26%	−0.13%
Registered electors			7,490		0.11%
	NPF gain from NND		Swing	23.30%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	K. Zungkum Yimchunger	2,189	31.60%	−13.34%
	INC	Yamukum	1,905	27.50%	−7.35%
	Independent	Throngshe	1,196	17.27%
	Independent	K. M. Caming	1,060	15.30%
	NPP	Thasankiu	577	8.33%
Margin of victory			284	4.10%	−5.99%
Turnout			6,927	93.38%	19.83%
Registered electors			7,482		−25.27%
	NND hold		Swing	-13.34%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	K. Zungkum Yimchunger	3,255	44.94%
	INC	Yamakan Kichan	2,524	34.85%	−5.24%
	Independent	K. M. Caming	1,464	20.21%
Margin of victory			731	10.09%	6.95%
Turnout			7,243	73.55%	−17.16%
Registered electors			10,012		34.03%
	NND gain from UDA		Swing	1.71%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	K. Zungkum Yimchunger	2,863	43.23%	19.09%
	INC	Yamakan Kichan	2,655	40.09%
	Independent	Muzhi	891	13.45%
	Independent	Thongthong	214	3.23%
Margin of victory			208	3.14%	−23.46%
Turnout			6,623	90.71%	22.17%
Registered electors			7,470		0.67%
	UDA gain from NNO		Swing	-8.00%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Shamator–Chessore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	P. Monokiu	2,473	51.23%
	Independent	K. Zungkum Yimchunger	1,189	24.63%
	UDA	K. M. Caming	1,165	24.14%
Margin of victory			1,284	26.60%
Turnout			4,827	68.54%
Registered electors			7,420
	NNO win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
• Tuensang district