On February 27, the northeastern state voted, with approximately 85.79% of the population voting. The state made elaborate security arrangements ahead of the counting, including a three-tier cordoning system for counting EVMs across 16 election districts. Re-elections were held on Tuesday at four polling stations in Nagaland. Here is all you need to know about Nagaland election results.
Highlights Of Nagaland Election Results
Neiphiu Rio, Nagaland’s longest-serving chief minister, is set to take office for a 5th consecutive term following a convincing victory for his party as well as its ally, the BJP. The parties involved have managed to secure 33 seats in Nagaland’s 60-member assembly.
The newcomer Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), which drove in 15 assembly constituencies this year, also made an impression by winning one seat and leading in another. The Naga People’s Front has won one position and is on its way to winning another.
According to exit polls, the BJP and its allies are set to retain power in Nagaland, with the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-BJP alliance expected to win 42 out of 60 seats, while the Naga People’s Front (NPF) is expected to win only six. The NDPP-BJP coalition enters the second innings. The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition returned to power with ease, as predicted by various exit polls.
Neiphiu Rio is set to be re-elected as CM for a fifth time. The pre-poll allies, who went for a 40:20 seat-sharing formula for the second time with the BJP as a junior partner, won a comfortable majority of 37 seats to form the next government. The NDPP received 25 votes out of 40, while the BJP maintained its previous total of 12 votes out of 20, albeit with six new faces. The NDPP now has ten new members, including the first two female elected members.
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Results Of The Nagaland Assembly Elections
Nagaland made history on Thursday when it elected its first female legislators in the state’s 60-year history. The two female lawmakers from the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), Hekhani Jakhalu and Salhoutuonuo Kruse, are political newcomers who defeated the seated MLAs in Western Angami and Dimapur-III seats, respectively. Jakhalu became the very first woman MLA in the Nagaland Assembly after her constituency was declared earlier in the day. She defeated her nearest rival, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MLA Azheto Zhimomi, by 1,536 votes.
The Nagaland election results have been published on the website of the Election Commission. The BJP-NDPP alliance won 37 seats, with the NDPP taking 25 and the BJP taking 12. Nitish Kumar’s JDU won one seat; the Nationalist Congress Party won seven seats; the National People’s Party won seven seats; the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), the Naga People’s Front, and the Republican Party of India (Athawale) each won two seats; and the Independents won four seats.
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