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Constituency

42. Wakching

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Nagaland Assembly Election, 2008

NL-WAKCHING

BJP 38.9%won by 6.6%INC 32.3%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.0% to 6.6%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 71.2% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
19,228
Margin
1,263
6.57%

Since 2003

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2003 and 2008. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJPINC swing
+2.6%
BJP share
52.0% 38.9%
INC share
48.0% 32.3%
Turnout