Akuluto Assembly constituency

Akuluto
Akuluto
Constituency No. 31 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Zünheboto
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	10,725
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Kazheto Kinimi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2023

Akuluto is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.^[2]

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It is part of Zünheboto district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Year	Member
1964^[3]	Hokishe Sema	Independent
1969^[4]		Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1974^[5]		Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1977^[6]	I. Khehoto Sema	Indian National Congress
1982^[7]
1987^[8]
1989^[9]
1993^[10]	Kakheto	Independent
1998^[11]	Kakheto	Indian National Congress
2003^[12]	Kheto	Naga People's Front
2008^[13]	Kheto	Naga People's Front
2013	Khekaho^[14]	Indian National Congress
2018^[15]	Kazheto Kinim	Bharatiya Janata Party
2023^[16]	Kazheto Kinim	Bharatiya Janata Party

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kazheto Kinimi	4,844	54.01%
	NPF	K. Khekaho Assumi	4,109	45.82%	5.60%
	NOTA	None of the Above	15	0.17%
Margin of victory			735	8.20%	−11.32%
Turnout			8,968	89.55%	−5.19%
Registered electors			10,014		−6.64%
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	-5.72%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khekaho	6,070	59.73%	−5.66%
	NPF	Kazheto Kinimi	4,087	40.22%	4.44%
Margin of victory			1,983	19.51%	−10.10%
Turnout			10,162	94.74%	−0.65%
Registered electors			10,726		−5.77%
	INC hold		Swing	-5.66%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kheto	7,100	65.39%	19.82%
	NPF	Khetoho	3,885	35.78%	−18.65%
Margin of victory			3,215	29.61%	20.75%
Turnout			10,858	96.50%	16.48%
Registered electors			11,383		47.35%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing	10.96%

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Akuluto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kazheto Kinimi	2,637	46.71%
	INC	Khehoto	2,108	37.34%	−13.99%
	NPF	Vitokhe	900	15.94%	−32.72%
Margin of victory			529	9.37%	6.70%
Turnout			5,645	92.73%	3.19%
Registered electors			6,134		39.25%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-4.62%

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Akuluto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Khehoto Sema	2,017	51.34%	10.46%
	NPF	I. Vitokhe Sema	1,912	48.66%
Margin of victory			105	2.67%	−2.03%
Turnout			3,929	89.53%	−3.52%
Registered electors			4,405		0.00%
	INC hold		Swing	10.46%

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Akuluto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Khehoto Sema	1,644	40.88%	4.47%
	NND	I. Vitokhe Sema	1,455	36.18%	14.85%
	NPP	Kanito	923	22.95%
Margin of victory			189	4.70%	−9.11%
Turnout			4,022	93.05%	6.57%
Registered electors			4,405		−26.56%
	INC hold		Swing	4.47%

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Akuluto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khehoto	1,861	36.40%	−8.03%
	Independent	I. Vitokhe Sema	1,155	22.59%
	NND	Hotolu	1,090	21.32%
	Independent	Kanito	1,006	19.68%
Margin of victory			706	13.81%	1.84%
Turnout			5,112	86.48%	−2.80%
Registered electors			5,998		32.09%
	INC hold		Swing	-8.03%