Nagaland Elections: Data at a glance, total candidates, voter turnout and other key figures here.
First Published: 28th February, 2023 20:31 IST
Data at a glance, total candidates, voter turnout and other key figures here
NAGALAND ELECTIONS 2023
Total candidates – 183
Elections for 59 seats
BJP’s Kazheto Kinimi won unopposed from Akuluto seat
Women candidates in the fray – 4
Poll percentage – 81.94%
Total Electors – 13.17 lakh
Women voters – 6.55 lakh
Male voters – 6.52 lakh
Who is contesting how many seats
BJP is contesting 20 seats
NDPP 40 seats
NPF 22 seats
CONG -23
JDU-7
LOK JANSHAKTI PARTY (RAM VILAS faction)-15
NPP – 12
NCP – 12
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF INDIA (ATHAWALE)- 9
RASHTRIYA JANATA DAL- 3
CPI – 1
RPP – 1
IND – 19
PARTY POSITION IN 2018
NPF – 26
NDPP – 18
BJP -12
NPP – 2
JD-U-1
CONG – 1
PARTY POSITION IN 2013
NPF – 38
CONG – 8
NCP – 4
BJP-1
JD-U -1
IND – 8
NAGALAND ELECTIONS 2018
Total candidates — 195
Women candidates contested – 5
Won – 0
Poll percentage – 83.85%
NAGALAND ELECTIONS 2013
Total candidates — 187
Women candidates contested – 2
Won – 0
Poll percentage – 90.19%
The 4 women contesting are—
Hekhani Jakhalu of NDPP from Dimapur-III constituency
Salhoutuonuo of NDPP, Western Angami
Kahuli Sema of BJP from Atoizu seat
Congress’s Rosy Thompson from Tening seat
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