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'''Achumbemo Kikon''' (born 1976)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Achumbemo Kikon(NPF):Constituency- BHANDARI (ST)(WOKHA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Nagaland2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=6775 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Nagaland]]. He is an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Bhandari Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes]], in [[Wokha district|Wokha District]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Achumbemo Kikon |url=https://prsindia.org/mlatrack/achumbemo-kikon |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref> He won the [[2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election]], representing [[Naga People's Front]].

== Early life and education ==
Kikon is from [[Bhandari Assembly constituency|Bhandari]], Wokha District, Nagaland. He is the son of John Kikon. He completed his LLB in 2003 at [[Nagaland University]]. Earlier, he did B.A. in 1998 at a college affiliated with [[Nagaland University]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Kikon won from Bhandari Assembly constituency representing [[Naga People's Front]] in the 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/nagaland-assembly-election-results-2023-winners-8473973/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He polled 13,867 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, [[Mmhonlümo Kikon|Mmhonlumo Kikon]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by a margin of 3,589 votes. Earlier, he lost twice in the [[2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election|2018]] and [[2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election|2013]] Assembly elections to Mmhonlumo Kikon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Achumbemo Kikon in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/nagaland/achumbemo-kikon-bhandari-candidate-s17a040c005/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, he lost as an NPF candidate by a margin of 312 votes and in 2013 election, he lost as an independent politician by a margin of 254 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagaland Election: Bhandari Assembly constituency result 2023 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/acno40-acno40.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> After the election, the secretary general of NPF, said that lack of resources for the party is one of the reasons for its losses as only two of the 22, NPF candidates won the election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You are being redirected... |url=https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/2023/03/04/polls-in-nagaland-are-about-money-power-kikon/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=nagalandpost.com}}</ref> Kikon started his political career as a student. He was elected as the president of the [[Naga Students' Federation]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Page |first=Nagaland |date=2023-09-12 |title=Imkong, Achumbemo Urge Complete Withdrawal Of AFSPA From Nagaland - Nagaland Page |url=https://nagalandpage.com/imkong-achumbemo-urge-complete-withdrawal-of-afspa-from-nagaland/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=nagalandpage.com |language=en-US}}</ref> representing Lotha Students' Union and served from May 2003 to 2005 .

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[[Category:Naga People's Front politicians]]
[[Category:Nagaland MLAs 2023–2028]]
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GavinEspinoza2 at 11:00, 12 August 2025