Noksen Assembly constituency

Noksen Assembly constituency 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]

Noksen
Constituency No. 51 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateNagaland
DistrictTuensang District
LS ConstituencyNagaland
Total electors11,643[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Y. Lima Onen Chang
PartyRepublican Party of India (Athawale)
Elected year2021

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
2023 Y. Lima Onen Chang Republican Party of India

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

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Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Noksen[1]
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. Noksen 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 by-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]

Nagaland assembly by-elections, 2013: Noksen[17]
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 by-election to Noksen assembly constituency was necessitated following resignation of Minister for School Education C. M. Chang on 14 March 2013.

Nagaland assembly elections, 2013: Noksen[19]
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.

Nagaland assembly elections, 2008: Noksen[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Chuba 2988 32.55
NPF C. M. Chang 2905 31.64

See also

References
  1. "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. "VVPATs to be used on large-scale for 1st time in Mizoram polls". 7 February 2014.
  4. "VVPAT to be used in ten Assembly constituencies in Aizawl city". NDTV.com.
  5. "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".
  6. "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times.
  7. "EC to use VVPT in Nagaland by-poll". The Hindu. 17 August 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. "Supreme Court judgement on VVPAT and EVM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
  9. "Generate printed receipt for every vote polled, SC tells EC". mint. 8 October 2013.
  10. "Bring paper trail to EVMs for free, fair, accurate voting: SC". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. "EC to introduce paper trail of vote in Nagaland bypoll". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2013.
  12. Imtiaz Ahmed (2 April 2021). "Chuba Chang elected unopposed as Nagaland's Noksen MLA - INSIDE NE". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  13. "Noksen Election Commission release" (PDF).
  14. "Nagaland first to use VVPAT device for voting". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 4 September 2013 – via Business Standard.
  15. "India devises flawless ballot mechanism". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  16. "Lima Onen Chang: Naga People's Front wins bypoll to Noksen seat | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  17. Nagaland Assembly by-Election 2013
  18. "Declaration of result" (PDF).
  19. "Nagaland Assembly Election 2013" (PDF).
  20. Nagaland Assembly Election 2008

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