Kohima, May 4 -- Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Daochier I Imchen won the Koridang assembly constituency by-election in Nagaland's Mokokchung district on Monday, securing 7,317 votes out of a total of 18,400 votes to defeat five rivals in a closely watched contest.

The 35-year-old, set to become the youngest MLA in the state's 60-member assembly, contested the by-poll seat that was vacated after the death of his father and sitting MLA Imkong L Imchen in November 2025.

"I am thankful to God and the people of Koridang AC for this victory-for extending the same support they have given my father, who represented the constituency since 2003. I accept it with utmost humility," Imchen told HT.

Calling it a "very emotional" win,...