Vidhan Sabha · Assembly constituency 6 of Nagaland

Tening

Reserved · STNagalandAC 6Lok Sabha: Nagaland

27,621Electors · 2023

83.0%Turnout

6Candidates

29Villages placed

MLA · elected 2023

Namri Nchang

NCP · Nationalist Congress Party

6,736

Votes

29.4%

Vote share

337

Margin

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

Election history

Assembly results for Tening

Contests since the 2008 delimitation, including by-elections where we have them.

Year

Winner & runner-up

Vote %

Margin

2023

Namri Nchang NCP

def. Tarie Zeliang (NDPP)

29.4%

337

2018

Namri Nchang NDPP

def. Namduadi Rangkau Zeliang (NPF)

34.2%

168

2013

Namri Nchang NPF

def. Tarie Zeliang (INC)

34.5%

1,148

2008

Tarie INC

def. K. Samuel Medaliang (NPF)

59.6%

4,911

2023 vote share

NCP Namri Nchang29.4%

NDPP Tarie Zeliang27.9%

IND Dr. Tumda Newme24.1%

Others (3 candidates)18.4%

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University. NOTA excluded.

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

6 candidates

Every candidate, 2023

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
1	Namri Nchang	Nationalist Congress Party	6,736	29.39%
2	Tarie Zeliang	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party	6,399	27.92%
3	Dr. Tumda Newme	Independent	5,530	24.13%
4	Zandi Domta	National People's Party	2,467	10.76%
5	Rosy Thomson	Indian National Congress	1,704	7.44%
7	Henry Zeliang	Naga People's Front	39	0.17%

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University. NOTA votes are not listed.

29 villages

Villages in Tening

Placed by map location where we have it (✓), otherwise estimated from their mandal (≈). Boundaries are approximate — the voter list is the final word.

Tening Christ Vill. (UR)
Tening, Peren2,687 ≈Nchangram
Tening, Peren2,673 ✓Tening Hq
Tening, Peren2,525 ≈Old Tesen
Tening, Peren2,145 ≈New Tesen
Tening, Peren2,093 ≈Athibung
Athibung, Peren2,075 ✓Nkialwa
Tening, Peren1,680 ≈Tepun
Tening, Peren1,610 ≈Nkio (Old)
Tening, Peren1,550 ≈Nzau
Tening, Peren1,430 ≈Lalong
Nsong, Peren1,423 ✓Mbaulwa
Tening, Peren1,236 ≈Nzau Namsan
Tening, Peren1,199 ≈Ntu
Tening, Peren1,153 ✓Azailong
Tening, Peren1,147 ✓Mbaupungwa
Tening, Peren811 ≈Tening (Old)
Tening, Peren622 ✓Nsong Village
Tening, Peren532 ≈Kejanglwa
Jalukie, Peren505 ✓Heiranglwa
Tening, Peren476 ≈Khelma
Kebai Khelma, Peren418 ✓Tening Namsan (UR)
Tening, Peren329 ≈Mbaupungchi
Tening, Peren322 ≈Nsenlwa
Kebai Khelma, Peren238 ✓Bamsiakilwa
Nsong, Peren208 ✓Upper Sinjol
Tening, Peren176 ≈Canamram (UR)
Tening, Peren0 ≈Mechangbung
Tening, Peren ≈Tenning Village
Tening, Peren ≈

Boundaries: Assembly constituency boundaries, DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 IN).