BHANDARI
Assembly seat no. 40 in Nagaland · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1964.
Winner, 2023
ACHUMBEMO KIKON
NPF
Elections held
14
1964–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 14
Margin, 2023
3,589
14.01% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPMMHONLUMO KIKON
- Votes
- 10,278
- Vote share
- 40.11%
- Behind by
- 3,589
Electors
30,875
Total votes polled
25,626
Valid votes
25,626
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
83.0%
Full result, 2023
6 candidates · 25,626 valid votes
ACHUMBEMO KIKONNPFwon
13,867
54.1%
MMHONLUMO KIKONBJP
10,278
40.1%
TSUNGRO KITHANNPP
1,072
4.2%
CHENITHUNG HUMTSOEINC
325
1.3%
JOHN OVUNGIND
77
0.3%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
7
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ACHUMBEMO KIKON | NPF | 13,867 | 54.11% | MMHONLUMO KIKON | 3,589 |
| 2018 | MMHONLUMO KIKON | BJP | 11,205 | 45.79% | ACHUMBEMO KIKON | 312 |
| 2013 | MMHONLUMO | NCP | 8,183 | 33.40% | ACHUMBEMO KIKON | 254 |
| 2008 | WOCHUMO KITHAN | NPF | 6,059 | 25.91% | MMHONLUMO KIKON | 1,758 |
| 2003 | SHRI: E.T. EZUNG | NDM | 5,240 | 31.11% | SHRI: L. YANTHUNGO PATTON | 686 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHANDARI assembly constituency in 2023?
ACHUMBEMO KIKON (NPF) won BHANDARI in 2023, by a margin of 3,589 votes.
Which party has won BHANDARI the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 14 wins recorded since 1964.
How many times has BHANDARI gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1964 to 2023.
Who has won BHANDARI the most times?
T. KIKON, with 2 wins between 1987 and 1993.







