Deputy chief minister of Nagaland Yanthungo Patton has won the 2023 assembly election from Tyui constituency. This constituency has seen a voter turnout of 93.48% and it is reserved for the scheduled tribe.
Patton got a total of 16,641 votes, defeating JD(U) candidate Senchumo Lotha by a margin of over 8,500 votes.
Tyui constituency had reported poll-related violence that led a repoll on March 1. Polling was halted for an hour on February 27 amid reports of stone pelting incident.
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In 2018, Patton defeated Naga People’s Front’s (NPF) Yankithung Yanthan by a margin of 3,092 votes. This year, a four-cornered contest took place between Patton, state Janata Dal (United) president Senchumo Lotha, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) nominee Y Kikon and independent candidate Hayithung Tungoe Lotha.
Exit polls by various channels predicted that BJP and its ally NDPP will comfortably cross the halfway mark. Chief minister Neiphiu Rio expressed hope that the NDPP-BJP alliance will win by a record margin and form the next government with ease. He also hoped for an early solution to the decades-old Naga political issue.
