Jangpetkong Assembly constituency

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

Jangpetkong
Constituency No. 29 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Mokokchung
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagaland
Established	1964
Total electors	12,861[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Temjenmenba
Party	Naga People's Front
Elected year	2023

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1964	R. Lesen		Independent politician
1966 by-election	Imchalemba Ao
1969	I. Arienba
1974	Imchalemba Ao
1977			United Democratic Alliance
1982	I. Imkong		Indian National Congress
1987	Chubatemjen Ao
1989
1993	I. Imkong
1998
2003
2008
2013	Longrineken[3]		Naga People's Front
2018			Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	Temjenmenba		Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Election results

2023 Assembly election

2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	Temjenmemba	6,238	55.39%
	NPF	Imjongwati Longkumer	4,237	37.62%	4.84%
	LJP(RV)	Longrineken	777	6.90%
	NOTA	Nota	10	0.09%
Margin of victory			2,001	17.77%	15.06%
Turnout			11,262	87.57%	−2.74%
Registered electors			12,861		14.05%
	NDPP gain from BJP		Swing	19.89%

2018 Assembly election

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Longrineken	3,615	35.50%
	NPF	E. T. Sunup	3,339	32.79%	0.15%
	NPP	Dr. K. Chuba	3,185	31.27%
	NOTA	None of the Above	45	0.44%
Margin of victory			276	2.71%	1.08%
Turnout			10,184	90.31%	1.46%
Registered electors			11,277		4.90%
	BJP gain from NPF		Swing	2.86%

2013 Assembly election

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Longrineken	3,117	32.64%	−8.78%
	Independent	E. T. Sunup	2,961	31.00%
	Independent	Dr. K. Chuba	2,549	26.69%
	INC	I. Imkong	919	9.62%	−49.49%
Margin of victory			156	1.63%	−16.06%
Turnout			9,551	88.85%	3.14%
Registered electors			10,750		−29.47%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	-26.48%

2008 Assembly election

2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Imkong	7,721	59.11%	−14.97%
	NPF	Longrineken	5,410	41.42%	23.89%
Margin of victory			2,311	17.69%	−38.87%
Turnout			13,062	86.16%	6.84%
Registered electors			15,241		40.55%
	INC hold		Swing	-14.97%

2003 Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Imkong	6,329	74.08%
	NPF	Chubatemjen Ao	1,497	17.52%
	Samata Party	N. Meren Ozukum	717	8.39%
Margin of victory			4,832	56.56%
Turnout			8,543	78.86%	78.86%
Registered electors			10,844		10.10%
	INC hold		Swing	2.59%

1998 Assembly election

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Imkong	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,849		3.84%
	INC hold		Swing

1993 Assembly election

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Imkong	6,281	71.50%	17.56%
	NPF	Chubatemjen Ao	2,504	28.50%	−17.56%
Margin of victory			3,777	42.99%	35.13%
Turnout			8,785	92.75%	−2.79%
Registered electors			9,485		51.66%
	INC hold		Swing	17.56%

1989 Assembly election

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chubatemjen Ao	3,201	53.93%	11.21%
	NPF	I. Imkong	2,734	46.07%
Margin of victory			467	7.87%	−4.88%
Turnout			5,935	95.54%	0.48%
Registered electors			6,254		0.61%
	INC hold		Swing	11.21%

1987 Assembly election

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chubatemjen Ao	2,516	42.72%	−7.57%
	Independent	Kiremwati	1,765	29.97%
	NND	I. Imkong	1,608	27.31%	−22.40%
Margin of victory			751	12.75%	12.16%
Turnout			5,889	95.06%	19.49%
Registered electors			6,216		−29.85%
	INC hold		Swing	-7.57%

1982 Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	I. Imkong	3,320	50.30%
	NND	Imchalemba Ao	3,281	49.70%
Margin of victory			39	0.59%	−5.66%
Turnout			6,601	75.57%	−17.44%
Registered electors			8,861		65.22%
	INC gain from UDA		Swing	8.96%

1977 Assembly election

1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDA	Imchalemba Ao	2,044	41.33%	18.73%
	Independent	Arienba	1,735	35.09%
	Independent	Imdongensa	1,166	23.58%
Margin of victory			309	6.25%	−8.87%
Turnout			4,945	93.01%	17.90%
Registered electors			5,363		−42.73%
	UDA gain from Independent		Swing	3.61%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Imchalemba Ao	2,602	37.72%
	UDA	Arienba	1,559	22.60%
	Independent	Mayangtemba	1,161	16.83%
	NNO	Imsumeren	1,043	15.12%	−23.31%
	Independent	Dangtimeren	533	7.73%
Margin of victory			1,043	15.12%	12.69%
Turnout			6,898	75.11%	−0.54%
Registered electors			9,365		91.28%
	Independent hold		Swing	-3.14%

1969 Assembly election

1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I. Arienba	1,513	40.86%
	NNO	Imchalemba Ao	1,423	38.43%
	UDF	Tekasosang	767	20.71%
Margin of victory			90	2.43%
Turnout			3,703	75.65%
Registered electors			4,896
	Independent hold		Swing

1966 Assembly by-election

1966 Nagaland Legislative Assembly by-election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Imchalemba Ao	971
	Independent	Inkongwati Ao	12
Margin of victory			959
Turnout			0
Registered electors			0		−100.00%
	Independent hold		Swing

1964 Assembly election

1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Jangpetkong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Lesen	1,867	80.96%
	Independent	Imtitoshi Lanu	439	19.04%
Margin of victory			1,428	61.93%
Turnout			2,306	72.19%
Registered electors			3,200
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

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