BHANDARI
Assembly seat no. 40 in Nagaland · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1964.
Winner, 2003
SHRI: E.T. EZUNG
NDM
Elections held
14
1964–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 14
Margin, 2003
686
4.07% of valid votes
Result, 2003
Runner-up
INCSHRI: L. YANTHUNGO PATTON
- Votes
- 4,554
- Vote share
- 27.04%
- Behind by
- 686
Electors
20,093
Total votes polled
16,844
Valid votes
16,844
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.8%
Full result, 2003
6 candidates · 16,844 valid votes
SHRI: E.T. EZUNGNDMwon
5,240
31.1%
SHRI: L. YANTHUNGO PATTONINC
4,554
27.0%
SHRI: MHONJANSAP
3,698
21.9%
SHRI: T. KIKONNPF
2,380
14.1%
SHRI: TSUNGROBJP
949
5.6%
SHRI: LITSEMO LOUIS HUMTSOERLD
23
0.1%
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.







