Dimapur I Assembly constituency

Dimapur I Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.^[2] It is part of Dimapur district and is part of Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency.^[3]

Dimapur I
Constituency No. 1 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Dimapur
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	25,244[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tovihoto Ayemi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2023

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member[4]	Party
1974	Mhaile Peseyie		Indian National Congress
1977	Md. Anwar Hussain
1982
1986^	Hokishe Sema
1987
1989	Vikheshe Sema
1993	I. Vikheshe		Independent politician
1998			Indian National Congress
2003	Hokishe Sema		Bharatiya Janata Party
2007^	Atomi		Naga People's Front
2008	K. L. Chishi		Indian National Congress
2013	Tovihoto Ayemi		Naga People's Front
2018			Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

^by-election

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2023			67.01%
2018			63.53%
2013			42.93%
2008			60.28%
2003			52.70%
1993			44.00%
1989			66.28%
1987			55.44%
1982			42.68%
1977			39.85%
1974			65.00%

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tovihoto Ayemi	13,325	67.01	3.48
	INC	Kewekhape Therie	6,366	32.01	24.45
	NOTA	Nota	195	0.98	−0.18
Margin of victory			6,959	34.99	−0.78
Turnout			19,886	78.78	−2.12
Registered electors			25,244		10.68
	BJP hold		Swing	3.48

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tovihoto Ayemi	11,721	63.53
	NPF	Pukhavi Yepthomi	5,121	27.75	−15.17
	INC	W. Kholie Kapfo	1,395	7.56	−24.02
	NOTA	None of the Above	214	1.16
Margin of victory			6,600	35.77	24.42
Turnout			18,451	80.90	−0.58
Registered electors			22,808		14.76
	BJP gain from NPF		Swing	20.60

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Tovihoto Ayemi	6,952	42.93	9.85
	INC	K. L. Chishi	5,114	31.58	−28.70
	Independent	Pukhavi Yepthomi	3,673	22.68
	Independent	H. Sunep Phom	449	2.77
Margin of victory			1,838	11.35	−15.85
Turnout			16,194	81.48	0.81
Registered electors			19,875		11.09
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	-17.35

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. L. Chishi	8,700	60.28	31.59
	NPF	Atomi	4,774	33.08	21.79
	Independent	R.S. Sangtam	768	5.32
	JD(U)	Zeneisele	220	1.52
Margin of victory			3,926	27.20	3.19
Turnout			14,433	80.83	14.56
Registered electors			17,891		−16.83
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	7.58

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Hokishe Sema	7,494	52.70
	INC	Kevi Zakiesatuo	4,080	28.69
	NPF	T. Chuba	1,605	11.29
	Independent	Kakugha Zhimomi	691	4.86
	JD(U)	Joseph Sema	351	2.47
Margin of victory			3,414	24.01
Turnout			14,221	66.11	−19.35
Registered electors			21,512		−14.63
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.70

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Vikheshe	Unopposed
Registered electors			25,200		22.66
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I. Vikheshe	7,573	44.00
	INC	Hokishe Sema	7,436	43.20	−23.08
	BJP	N. C. Zeliang	1,160	6.74
	NPF	P. Pius Lotha	1,001	5.82	−21.63
Margin of victory			137	0.80	−38.04
Turnout			17,212	85.46	27.45
Registered electors			20,545		−34.70
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	-22.29

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vikheshe Sema	11,719	66.28	10.84
	NPF	Manik Bhattacharjee	4,852	27.44
	Independent	Zhukiye Sema	1,109	6.27
Margin of victory			6,867	38.84	11.79
Turnout			17,680	58.01	−5.37
Registered electors			31,463		0.03
	INC hold		Swing	10.84

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hokishe Sema	10,790	55.44	12.76
	Independent	Crellan Pesyie	5,525	28.39
	NND	N. Ghoshito Sema	2,443	12.55
	Independent	Zhukiye Sema	704	3.62
Margin of victory			5,265	27.05	15.69
Turnout			19,462	63.38	14.84
Registered electors			31,454		39.73
	INC hold		Swing	12.76

Assembly Election 1982

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Md. Anwar Hussain	4,554	42.68	2.83
	NND	Chhlie Kevichhsa	3,342	31.32
	Independent	N. Choshito Achumi	1,821	17.07
	Independent	T. S. Meren	952	8.92
Margin of victory			1,212	11.36	3.43
Turnout			10,669	48.55	−11.78
Registered electors			22,511		117.35
	INC hold		Swing	2.83

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Awar Hussain	2,421	39.85
	UDA	Chalie Kevichusa	1,939	31.92
	Independent	N. Pesyie	1,122	18.47
	Independent	N. Ghoshita Achumi	278	4.58
	NCN	Assamwati Longkumar	208	3.42
	Independent	B. S. Sharma	107	1.76
Margin of victory			482	7.93	−22.07
Turnout			6,075	60.33	10.89
Registered electors			10,357		−10.57
	INC gain from NNO		Swing	-25.15

Assembly Election 1974

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Dimapur I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NNO	Mhaile Peseyie Gobinda	3,603	65.00
	UDA	Gobinda Ch. Paira	1,940	35.00
Margin of victory			1,663	30.00
Turnout			5,543	49.43
Registered electors			11,581
	NNO win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
• Dimapur district
• Dimapur
• Nagaland (Lok Sabha constituency)