Atoizü Assembly constituency

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

Atoizü
Constituency No. 32 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Zünheboto
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	16,627[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Picto Shohe
Party	Nationalist Congress Party
Elected year	2023

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1964	Kiyekhu Shikhu		Independent politician
1969			Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1974	N. Yeshito Chishi		Independent politician
1977	Kiyezhe L. Chishi		United Democratic Alliance
1982			Indian National Congress
1987
1989			Naga People's Front
1993			Indian National Congress
1998	Doshehe Y. Sema
2003
2008			Naga People's Front
2013	Picto Shohe[3]		Independent politician
2018			Naga People's Front
2023			Nationalist Congress Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Picto Shohe	8,294	51.83%
	BJP	Er Kahuli Sema	7,692	48.07%	1.04%
	NOTA	Nota	16	0.10%
Margin of victory			602	3.76%	−2.03%
Turnout			16,002	96.24%	3.46%
Registered electors			16,627		6.62%
	NCP gain from NPF		Swing	-0.99%

2018 Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu^[3][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Picto Shohe	7,643	52.82%	16.07%
	BJP	Kiyezhe L. Chishi	6,805	47.03%
	NOTA	None of the Above	21	0.15%
Margin of victory			838	5.79%	−15.45%
Turnout			14,469	92.79%	−3.38%
Registered electors			15,594		−2.99%
	NPF gain from Independent		Swing	-5.17%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Picto Shohe	8,965	57.99%
	NPF	Doshehe Y. Sema	5,681	36.75%	−15.73%
	INC	Mghato Achumi	774	5.01%	−43.84%
Margin of victory			3,284	21.24%	17.62%
Turnout			15,459	96.17%	8.29%
Registered electors			16,075		−9.47%
	Independent gain from NPF		Swing	5.52%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Doshehe Y. Sema	8,188	52.48%	19.66%
	INC	Mghato Achumi	7,622	48.85%	15.17%
Margin of victory			566	3.63%	3.44%
Turnout			15,603	89.04%	0.23%
Registered electors			17,756		63.82%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	18.79%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Doshehe Y. Sema	3,200	33.68%
	NDM	Kiyezhe L. Chishi	3,182	33.49%
	NPF	Kikheho	3,118	32.82%
Margin of victory			18	0.19%
Turnout			9,500	87.65%	87.65%
Registered electors			10,839		13.12%
	INC hold		Swing	-43.38%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Doshehe Y. Sema	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,582		26.03%
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kiyezhe L. Chishi	5,453	77.06%	28.57%
	NPF	Mihozhe	1,623	22.94%	−28.57%
Margin of victory			3,830	54.13%	51.10%
Turnout			7,076	93.54%	5.29%
Registered electors			7,603		14.19%
	INC gain from NPF		Swing	25.55%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Kiyezhe L. Chishi	3,016	51.51%
	INC	Yeshito	2,839	48.49%	0.78%
Margin of victory			177	3.02%	0.91%
Turnout			5,855	88.25%	−2.25%
Registered electors			6,658		0.00%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	3.80%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kiyezhe L. Chishi	2,847	47.71%	20.33%
	Independent	N. Yeshito Chishi	2,721	45.60%
	NND	Tovishe	399	6.69%	−19.51%
Margin of victory			126	2.11%	0.93%
Turnout			5,967	90.51%	8.18%
Registered electors			6,658		−19.96%
	INC hold		Swing	20.33%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kiyezhe L. Chishi	1,852	27.38%	−17.32%
	NND	Khotoheo	1,772	26.20%
	Independent	N. Nihozhe Sohe	1,668	24.66%
	Independent	Yoshito Chishi	1,472	21.76%
Margin of victory			80	1.18%	−9.42%
Turnout			6,764	82.33%	−2.85%
Registered electors			8,318		28.82%
	INC gain from UDA		Swing	-27.92%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Kiyezhe L. Chishi	2,993	55.30%
	INC	Khetoho	2,419	44.70%
Margin of victory			574	10.61%	8.25%
Turnout			5,412	85.18%	3.88%
Registered electors			6,457		−7.66%
	UDA gain from Independent		Swing	15.63%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Yeshito Chishi	2,185	39.68%
	NNO	Kiyekhu Shikhu	2,055	37.32%	0.62%
	Independent	Lukhuhe	950	17.25%
	Independent	Ilhoshe Khala	317	5.76%
Margin of victory			130	2.36%	−7.68%
Turnout			5,507	81.30%	0.45%
Registered electors			6,993		24.34%
	Independent gain from NNO		Swing	2.98%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	Kiyekhu Shikhu	1,666	36.70%
	UDF	Rev. Ilhoshe Khala	1,210	26.65%
	Independent	N. Yeshito Sema	871	19.19%
	Independent	Zhehoshe Sema	793	17.47%
Margin of victory			456	10.04%
Turnout			4,540	80.85%	80.85%
Registered electors			5,624		53.03%
	NNO gain from Independent		Swing

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Atoizu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kiyekhu Shikhu	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,675
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

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