• 542/542 TARGET 272
  • BJP+

    354BJP+

  • CONG+

    90CONG+

  • OTH

    98OTH

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Nagaland Lok Sabha Elections

Nagaland constituency is the only Lok Sabha seat in the Northeastern state. The first phase of voting in the lone Lok Sabha constituency in Nagaland ended on April 11 with at least 78.67 per cent of the electorate exercising their franchise in Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency. The fate of four candidates will be decided on May 23 when counting of votes takes place and the result is declared.

The Nagaland Parliamentary constituency comprises of all the 60 Assembly segments in the state. 12,09,613 voters including 5,96,134 women will exercise their franchise at 2,227 polling stations in Nagaland.

In the 2014 election, Naga Peoples Front leader and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio won the seat by a massive margin of 4,00,225 votes. Neiphiu Rio had bagged 713,372 votes as against his nearest rival of Congress KV Pusa who stood at the second spot with 313,147 votes.

However, by-poll in Nagaland was necessitated because of the resignation of Neiphiu Rio after he took over as the Chief Minister of the state. Naga Peoples Front could not win the bypoll as Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's Tokheho Yepthomi bagged 594,205 to defeat the Naga Peoples Front candidate C Apok Jamir by a margin of 1,73,746 votes.

Earlier in the 2009 election, Naga Peoples Front's CM Chang had won the seat by securing 8,32,224 votes, winning by a margin of 483021 votes against his nearest rival from Congress K Asungba Sangtam.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Tokheho Yepthomi NDPP

Won

500510
K L Chishi INC

Lost

484166
Hayithung Tungoe NPP

Lost

14997
Dr .M. M. Thromwakonyak IND

Lost

4620
Nota NOTA

Lost

2064

Nagaland News

Govt contemplating to rewrite Nagaland Municipal Act: CM Shurhozelie Liezietsu

Nagaland government is contemplating to rewrite the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 so that the election to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the state can be conducted smoothly.

Jun 15, 2017, 20:56 PM IST

BJP allies in Christian-majority North East oppose cattle trade rules

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in three Christian-majority states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya have opposed the central government`s new cattle trade and slaughter rules.

Jun 15, 2017, 20:13 PM IST

Rajnath Singh to chair meeting on Indo-Myanmar Border issue

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair a meeting on the issues pertaining to the Indo-Myanmar Border here on Monday.

Jun 12, 2017, 09:54 AM IST

None facing difficulty for cow notification in Northeast: Rijiju

Union minister Kiren Rijiju stressed his government would transform the country into a developed one.

Jun 10, 2017, 15:32 PM IST

NPCC opposes by-election in Nagaland

The provision is clear that if the remainder term is less than one year, bye-election shall not apply, NPCC stated.

Jun 09, 2017, 22:48 PM IST

Major David Manlun laid to rest with military honours

Major David Manlun, who died in a gunfight with militants in Nagaland, was laid to rest with military honours on Thursday at the Assam Regimental Centre in Meghalaya.

Jun 08, 2017, 22:20 PM IST

Dimapur strike affects road communication in Nagaland, Manipur

A 12-hour general strike on Tuesday called by traders in Dimapur town in protest against the death of one person in a bomb blast badly hit vehicular communication with the rest of Nagaland as also

May 30, 2017, 15:01 PM IST
Cyclone Mora – All you need to know about weather forecast

Cyclone Mora – All you need to know about weather forecast

Cyclone Mora made landfall in Bangladesh on Tuesday morning. The powerful storm made landfall around 6 am in Kutubdia damaging several houses and packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour.

May 30, 2017, 12:18 PM IST
Congress asks Centre to hold talks with Pakistan, resolve issue with Kashmiri stone-pelters

Congress asks Centre to hold talks with Pakistan, resolve issue with Kashmiri stone-pelters

Following the Indian Army's attack on Pakistani posts as part of counter-insurgency operations to stop militants from crossing into India, Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar asserted that New Delhi

May 23, 2017, 23:27 PM IST

Assam: 75 stray dogs to be sold for meat rescued

The Assam Police on Saturday rescued as many as 75 drugged stray dogs in Samaguri area here.

May 06, 2017, 21:48 PM IST
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