Seyochung–Sitimi Assembly constituency

Seyochung–Sitimi
Seyochung–Sitimi
Constituency No. 59 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Kiphire
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	24,166
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent C. Kipili Sangtam
Party	National People's Party

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

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

Year	Member
1974	Zhetovi	Independent politician
1977	Yopikyu Thongtsar	United Democratic Alliance
1982		Naga National Democratic Party
1987		Naga National Democratic Party
1989	S. Sethricho Sangtam	Indian National Congress
1993
1998
2003	C. Kipili Sangtam	Nationalist Democratic Movement
2008		Independent politician
2013		Naga People's Front
2018	V. Kashiho Sangtam	Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	C. Kipili Sangtam	National People's Party

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	C. Kipili Sangtam	11,694	51.42%
	BJP	V. Kashiho Sangtam	10,962	48.21%	−4.79%
	NOTA	Nota	66	0.29%
	INC	Khaseo Sangtam	18	0.08%
Margin of victory			732	3.22%	−3.05%
Turnout			22,740	94.10%	8.80%
Registered electors			24,166		11.14%
	NPP gain from BJP		Swing	-1.57%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	V. Kashiho Sangtam	9,830	53.00%	52.62%
	NPF	C. Kipili Sangtam	8,668	46.73%	−10.90%
	NOTA	None of the Above	50	0.27%
Margin of victory			1,162	6.26%	−9.40%
Turnout			18,548	85.30%	−12.65%
Registered electors			21,744		−1.85%
	BJP gain from NPF		Swing	-4.64%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	C. Kipili Sangtam	12,507	57.63%	41.72%
	INC	Tsasepi Sangtam	9,108	41.97%	9.81%
	BJP	Lingko Sangtam	81	0.37%	−11.41%
Margin of victory			3,399	15.66%	9.47%
Turnout			21,701	97.96%	1.68%
Registered electors			22,154		1.55%
	NPF gain from Independent		Swing	19.29%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Kipili Sangtam	8,054	38.35%
	INC	Sethricho Shihote	6,754	32.16%	1.82%
	NPF	L. Tsanio Sangtam	3,343	15.92%	11.51%
	BJP	Kiheto	2,474	11.78%	10.85%
	Independent	Chothrongba Sangtam	271	1.29%
	RJD	T. Thsapongkyu Sangtam	200	0.95%
Margin of victory			1,300	6.19%	−27.80%
Turnout			21,003	96.70%	−3.23%
Registered electors			21,816		33.09%
	Independent gain from NDM		Swing	-25.98%

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	7,337	51.87%	−3.86%
	Independent	Kipili	6,809	48.13%
Margin of victory			528	3.73%	−7.71%
Turnout			14,146	97.04%	14.03%
Registered electors			14,635		10.17%
	INC hold		Swing	-3.86%

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	6,130	55.72%	0.23%
	NPF	C. Kipili Sangtam	4,871	44.28%	−0.23%
Margin of victory			1,259	11.44%	0.46%
Turnout			11,001	83.01%	−6.84%
Registered electors			13,284		76.51%
	INC hold		Swing	0.23%

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Yopikyu Thongtsar	3,695	54.91%	14.37%
	INC	S. Sethricho Sangtam	2,817	41.86%	8.93%
	NPP	Akhai	217	3.22%
Margin of victory			878	13.05%	5.45%
Turnout			6,729	90.42%	20.28%
Registered electors			7,506		−36.02%
	NND hold		Swing	14.37%

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Seyochung–Sitimi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NND	Yopikyu Thongtsar	3,290	40.54%
	INC	L. Kichingso	2,673	32.93%	11.27%
	Independent	N. Zhetovi Sema	2,153	26.53%
Margin of victory			617	7.60%	−11.94%
Turnout			8,116	70.14%	−16.90%
Registered electors			11,732		50.80%
	NND gain from UDA		Swing	-8.40%