Nagaland Assembly Election Result 2023 Live Updates: The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained power in Nagaland for a second successive term by winning 37 seats together in the 60-member state Assembly, for which elections were held on February 27.
The Congress, which governed the state for many years till 2003, had contested 23 seats but drew a blank once again. The grand old party had no legislator in the outgoing Assembly.
The NDPP won 25 seats, eight more than its 2018 tally, while the BJP secured 12 seats, same as last elections.
According to the results declared by the Election Commission of India, Nationalist Congress Party secured six seats; National People's Party led by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma managed five seats; Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas Paswan), Nagala People's Front and Republican Party of India (Ramdas Athawale) bagged two seats each; Janata Dal (United) bagged one seat; while four seats were won by Independent candidates.
Top NDPP leader and Nagaland's longest serving Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio (72), is now set to assume the CM's chair for a fifth straight term.
The NDPP and BJP, which contested the elections in a 40:20 seat-sharing arrangement, had announced before the elections that if voted to power, Rio would retain the Chief Minister's post.
Rio defeated Congress' Seyievelie Sachu, a greenhorn in the political arena, in Northern Angami II by a record margin of 15,824 votes.
Deputy Chief Minister and BJP legislative party leader Yanthungo Patton (Tyui), former Chief Minister Taditui Rangkau Zeliang (Peren), Nagaland BJP chief Temjen Imna Along (Alongtaki) were all re-elected to the assembly.
Nagaland Congress President Kewekhape Therie lost in Dimapur against BJP's H. Tovihoto Ayemi by a margin of 6,959 votes.
Meanwhile, in a historic electoral development, for the first time there would be women MLAs in the Nagaland Assembly.
Two women candidates - Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu - were elected on NDPP tickets from Western Angami AC and Dimapur-III constituencies, respectively.
The Nagaland Assembly polls were held for 59 of the 60 seats on February 25 in which 85.90 per cent of the state's 13.16 lakh voters had excercised their franchise.
Repolling was held in four polling stations On Tuesday.
02:30 pm: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate from Dimapur III, Hekani Jakhalu, has become the first woman to be elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
Of 31,874 votes counted in the constituency, Hekani bagged the support of 45.16% voters and defeated LJP (RV)’s Azheto Zhimomi who received 40.34% votes.
02:00 pm: In a relief for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Nagaland its State Chief Temjen Imna Along, who wa earlier trailing, is now leading.
Temjen Imna Along is contesting the Nagaland state election 2023 from the Alongtaki constituency. He was trailing behind Janata Dal (U) candidate Lanu Longchar in the initial rounds of vote counts.
He is however leading by more than 1200 votes, as per trends at 02:00 pm.
Meanwhile, accroding to the trends at 02:00 pm, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDDP) and its partners are ahed on 38 of the total 60 seats, NPF is ahead on 1 seat and others are leading on 21 seats.
None of the Congress candidates are in race to win the 2023 Nagaland state elections.
09:15 am: The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDDP) which is ruling the state with the BJP is heading to retain power in Nagaland where counting of votes for the 2023 assembly polls is underway Thursday.
Accroding to the trends at 09:10 am, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDDP) and its partners are ahed on 36 of the total 60 seats, Congress candidates have winning chance in 7 seats whereas NPF is ahead on 7 seats.
Independents and others are ahead on 13 seats.
02:45 am: Counting of votes cast in the recently-held Assembly elections in Nagaland will take place today i.e. Thursday March 02, 2023 under three-tier security measures involving the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), poll officials said.
The poll officials said that prohibitory orders under 144 Cr Pc have been promulgated in and around all the locations of the counting centers as a precautionary measure.
Counting of votes in Nagaland will begin at 08:00 am in the morning with Postal Ballots. Votes registered in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be counted after postal ballots.
The final election result of all 60 seats of the Nagaland Assembly - candidate wise as well as constituency wise, were expected to be declared by today afternoon. However, party wise and candidate wise trends will start coming by 09:00 am today.
Assembly elections were held on February 27 in Nagaland, where 85.90 per cent of the 13.16 lakh voters exercised their franchise.
Voter turnout was 91.62 per cent and 85.62 per cent in 2013 and 2018 Assembly elections, respectively.
Nagaland election officials said that the votes will be counted in 59 centers across the 16 district headquarters.
In Nagaland, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kazheto Kinimi was re-elected unopposed from the Akuluto Assembly constituency after his only opponent and Congress nominee Khekashe Sumi withdrew his candidature.
In all, 12 political parties comprising national and state parties are in the fray.
The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is contesting the election on 40 seats while its partner the BJP has fielded candidates on 20 seats.
The Congress has given tickets to 23 candidates, while the Naga People's Front is contesting 22 seats.
Other parties, including the RJD, Ram Vilas Paswan faction of the LJP, National People's Party headed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, and the NCP are also in the fray.
There are 19 independent candidates in the fray as well.
Chief Minister and senior NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio (Northern Angami-II), Deputy Chief Minister and BJP legislature party leader Yanthungo Patton (Tyui), former Chief Minister Taditui Rangkau Zeliang (Peren) Nagaland unit BJP president Temjen Imna Along (Alongtaki), Nagaland Congress president Kewekhape Therie (Dimapur) are seeking re-elections.
Non settlement of decades old Naga political imbroglio, demand for a separate state --'Frontier Nagaland' - unemployment, illegal drug peddling and menace, besides various anti-incumbency factors are the main issues in the elections.
The 2018 Assembly election in Nagaland had ended in photo finish between the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDDP) and its ally Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), and the ruling NPF and its alliance partner NPP.
NDDP had won 17 seats and BJP won 12 seats in 2018. Similarly, the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) won 27 seats whereas its ally NPP had won 02 seats. The tally of NDDP+BJP and NPF+NPP is 29 in the 2018 Nagaland state elections.
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