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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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