Noksen Assembly constituency
| Noksen | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Tuensang |
| LS constituency | Nagaland |
| Total electors | 11,643[1][needs update] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | H. Chuba Chang |
| Party | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Noksen is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.[2][3][4] It is part of Tuensang district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.[5]
It was the first assembly seat in India, where Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system was first used with EVMs in a by-poll in September 2013.[6][7] In October 2013, Supreme Court of India gave a landmark judgement directing Election Commission of India to use VVPAT system for vote validation in phased manner in all subsequent elections in India.[8][9][10][11]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | I. L. Chingmak | Nagaland Nationalist Organisation | |
| 1977 | C. Chongshen | Indian National Congress | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1993 | H. Chuba Chang | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | C. M. Chang | Nagaland Peoples Front | |
| September 2013 ^ | |||
| 2018 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | ||
| 2021 | H. Chuba Chang | ||
Election results
2021 by-election
H. Chuba Chang of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party was declared the winner unopposed, on 3 April 2020 since he was the only candidate to file his nomination papers.[12]
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDPP | H. Chuba Chang | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2013 by-election
The by-elections happened on 4 September 2013.[13] The polling percentage was 70.3. Nosken constituency has 12,074 voters, including 6,142 men and 5,832 women, with 21 polling stations spread over 19 villages.[14][15] 42 VVPAT machines were used during the bye-election. Congress fielded Lima Onen Chang as its candidate for the by-poll. C M Chang won the by-election by a margin of 2,863 votes. Chang has to vacate his assembly seat earlier to remain as Lok Sabha MP till the by-election is held for Noksen to avoid parliamentary by-election in Nagaland.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPF | C. M. Chang | 5708 | 49.27 | ||
| INC | Lima Onen Chang | 2845 | 29.66 | ||
2013
C. M. Chang of Nagaland People's Front was elected as MLA from Noksen(ST) seat in February 2013.[18] The bye-election to Noksen assembly constituency was necessitated following resignation of Minister for School Education C. M. Chang on 14 March 2013.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPF | C. M. Chang | 5602 | 49.27 | ||
| NCP | Lima Onen Chang | 4510 | 39.66 | ||
2008
H. Chuba of Indian National Congress won the Noksen seat defeating C. M. Chang of Nagaland People's Front by a margin of 83 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. Chuba | 2988 | 32.55 | ||
| NPF | C. M. Chang | 2905 | 31.64 | ||
See also
- List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
- Tuensang district
- Nagaland (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Mokokchung
- 2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
- 2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ a b "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "VVPATs to be used on large-scale for 1st time in Mizoram polls". 7 February 2014.
- ^ "VVPAT to be used in ten Assembly constituencies in Aizawl city". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Bye-election from 51-Noksen (ST) Assembly Constituency to Nagaland Legislative Assembly – Use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system for the first time by the Commission in Elections – regarding".
- ^ "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times.
- ^ "EC to use VVPT in Nagaland by-poll". The Hindu. 17 August 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Supreme Court judgement on VVPAT and EVM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Generate printed receipt for every vote polled, SC tells EC". mint. 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Bring paper trail to EVMs for free, fair, accurate voting: SC". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "EC to introduce paper trail of vote in Nagaland bypoll". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2013.
- ^ Imtiaz Ahmed (2 April 2021). "Chuba Chang elected unopposed as Nagaland's Noksen MLA - INSIDE NE". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Noksen Election Commission release" (PDF).
- ^ "Nagaland first to use VVPAT device for voting". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 4 September 2013 – via Business Standard.
- ^ "India devises flawless ballot mechanism". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Lima Onen Chang: Naga People's Front wins bypoll to Noksen seat | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Nagaland Assembly by-Election 2013
- ^ "Declaration of result" (PDF).
- ^ "Nagaland Assembly Election 2013" (PDF).
- ^ Nagaland Assembly Election 2008
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