Wakching Assembly constituency

Wakching
Wakching
Constituency No. 42 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Nagaland
District	Mon
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagaland
Established	1974
Total electors	16,313
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Y. M. Yolow
Party	Naga People's Front

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

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

Year	Member
1974	Chingwang Konyak	Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1977	Chingwang Konyak	Indian National Congress
1980 by-election	P. Enyei	Independent politician
1982	P. Ehyol	Indian National Congress
1987	Chingwang Konyak
1989	Chingwang Konyak
1993	P. Enyei	Naga People's Front
1998	P. Enyei Konyak	Indian National Congress
2003	M. C. Konyak	Bharatiya Janata Party
2008	M. C. Konyak	Bharatiya Janata Party
2013	Y. M. Yollow Konyak	Independent politician
2018	Y. M. Yollow Konyak	Naga People's Front
2023	W. Chingang Konyak	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDPP	W. Chingang Konyak	9,166	58.56%	15.20%
	NPP	M. Honang Jess	6,433	41.10%
	NOTA	Nota	52	0.33%
Margin of victory			2,733	17.46%	4.81%
Turnout			15,651	95.94%	2.35%
Registered electors			16,313		9.54%
	NDPP gain from NPF		Swing	2.55%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	Y. M. Yollow Konyak	7,808	56.02%	10.98%
	NDPP	M. C. Konyak	6,044	43.36%
	NOTA	None of the Above	86	0.62%
Margin of victory			1,764	12.66%	2.75%
Turnout			13,938	93.59%	−1.74%
Registered electors			14,892		−22.48%
	NPF gain from Independent		Swing	1.07%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y. M. Yollow Konyak	10,063	54.95%
	NPF	M. C. Konyak	8,248	45.04%
Margin of victory			1,815	9.91%	3.29%
Turnout			18,314	95.33%	−1.43%
Registered electors			19,211		−2.57%
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	15.76%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. C. Konyak	7,476	39.18%	−12.82%
	INC	Yona	6,213	32.56%	−15.44%
	RJD	P. Enyei	5,539	29.03%
Margin of victory			1,263	6.62%	2.62%
Turnout			19,080	97.51%	4.61%
Registered electors			19,718		60.24%
	BJP hold		Swing	-12.82%

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPF	P. Enyei	7,251	50.77%	1.00%
	INC	Chingwang Konyak	6,839	47.89%	−2.34%
	BJP	Shanglow	192	1.34%
Margin of victory			412	2.88%	2.43%
Turnout			14,282	98.53%	4.89%
Registered electors			14,527		39.07%
	NPF gain from INC		Swing	0.54%

1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chingwang Konyak	4,853	50.23%	−6.02%
	NPF	P. Enyei	4,809	49.77%
Margin of victory			44	0.46%	−12.04%
Turnout			9,662	93.63%	4.98%
Registered electors			10,446		−0.07%
	INC hold		Swing	-6.02%

1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chingwang Konyak	5,151	56.25%	12.60%
	NND	P. Enyei	4,007	43.75%	13.76%
Margin of victory			1,144	12.49%	−1.16%
Turnout			9,158	88.65%	−4.99%
Registered electors			10,453		34.20%
	INC hold		Swing	12.60%

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Wakching
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Ehyol	3,123	43.65%
	NND	A. Shangkem Konyak	2,146	29.99%
	Independent	Hendok Konyak	1,886	26.36%
Margin of victory			977	13.65%
Turnout			7,155	93.64%	DIV/0!
Registered electors			7,789
	INC gain from Independent		Swing