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The Nagaland Legislative Assembly election was held in Nagaland on 27 February 2023 to elect all 60 members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 March 2023.
Background
The tenure of 13th Nagaland Assembly is scheduled to end on 12 March 2023.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in February 2018. After the election, coalition of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Neiphiu Rio becoming Chief Minister.[2] BJP severed ties with its local ally, Naga People's Front to form the government despite NPF emerging as the single largest party.[3]
Defections
On April 2022, 21 NPF MLAs joined NDPP along with then leader of the opposition reducing NPF strength to 4.[4]
On November 2022, three BJP District President of Kohima, Wokha and Peren joined JD(U) as a major jolt to BJP[5]
Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 18 January 2023.[6]
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 31 January 2023 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 7 February 2023 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 8 February 2023 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 10 February 2023 |
| Date of Poll | 27 February 2023 |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 2 March 2023 |
Parties and alliances
BJP and NDPP announced their alliance for the election in July 2022[7] and the seat sharing formula was declared on 2 February 2023.[8] Both BJP and NDPP announced their candidates on the same day.[9]
| No. | Party[7] | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white"|1. | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | File:Partyrop.png | File:Indian Election Symbol Crown.png | Neiphiu Rio | 40[10][11] |
| style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white"|2. | Bharatiya Janata Party | File:BJP flag.svg | File:BJP election symbol.png | Yanthungo Patton | 20[10][11] |
| Total | 60 | ||||
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white"|1. | Naga People's Front | File:Flag of the Naga People's Front.png | File:Indian Election Symbol Cock.png | Kuzholuzo Nienu | 22[10][11] |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white"|1. | Indian National Congress | File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | File:Hand INC.svg | Kewekhape Therie[12] | 23[10][11] |
Others
In a press release issued on 22 January 2023, Janata Dal (United) declared that it will not participate in any pre-poll, seat-sharing alliance with any political party. However, it would be open to post-poll alliance with like-minded parties.[13] JD(U) was one of the first political parties to announce their candidates for the elections on 29 January 2022.[14]
LJP(RV) decided to contest election not with any other party however party has decided not contest against BJP candidates.[15]
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Candidates
Issues
- Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO) demanded separate state or union territory for Frontier Nagaland (or Eastern Nagaland or formerly called as Tuensang Division). The ENPO called for a boycott of the state assembly election.[31]
- Janata Dal (United) has raised the issue of unemployment, stating that 90,000 educated youths in Nagaland are still unemployed.[32]
- The separatist movement in Nagaland which has started since India got its independence.[33]
- The demand for the removal of the Centre-enforced Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 by many Naga Organizations.[34]
- Various organisations have demanded for the imposition of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state to regulate entry of outsiders into the state, and for employment throughout the state and inter-state.[35]
Campaigns
Clean Election
The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) continues its Clean Election Movement (CEM) with this state elections. NBCC first conceived the campaign in 1973 in time for the 1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. Its aim was to prevent people from selling their votes or accepting bribe. Ever since, the campaign has gained momentum into a church-facilitated movement. However, NBCC leaders acknowledge that there has not been 'elaborate visible progress, but it is gaining ground slowly.' For the 2023 state elections, NBCC launched the campaign through its 20 affiliated and 4 associate church associations mid-2021. This year, CEM is part of the church's celebrations of 150 years of Christianity in Nagaland.[36]
In October 2022, CEM issued a statement registering their protest over the declaration of a consensus candidate from Chungtia village in Mokokchung district accompanied with punitive and dismissive repercussions. They were clear that a consensus candidate through the diktat of the village council is an electoral malpractice and against the Election Code of Conduct. CEM also condemned possible declarations by other village councils or groups and called the church to be more vigilant against these practices.[37] However, the condemnation came in rather late as the consensus candidate (B Toshikaba Longchar)[38] was declared by the Chungtia Senso Mungdang (Chungtia Citizens Forum) on 28 December 2021 followed by the notification from the Chungtia Village Council (CVC) warning the villagers of a penalty of seven pigs for not following the diktat. A Writ petition filed at the Kohima Bench of the Gauhati High Court challenging the village resolution was first listed for hearing on 27 October 2022.[39] T. Chalukumba Ao, a resident of the village, had approached the court challenging the resolution and consequential notice.[38] Similarly, the Bench has admitted the case against the consensus candidate flouted by the Mongsenyimti Riongsanger Putu Menden (Mongsenyimti Riongsanger Village Council) and their resolutions in December 2021, June 2022, and October 2022.[39] Consequent to the case regarding the village's consensus candidate, the Chungtia Senso Mungdang withdrew its resolution and the Chungtia Village Council withdrew its penalty of seven pigs on detractors.[38]
Surveys & polls
Exit polls
Election Commission of India had banned exit polls for the period between 7am on 16 February and 7pm on 27 February, 2023.[40][41] Accordingly, the exit polls were published in the evening of 27 February 2023.[42][43]
| Polling agency | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:gray;Template:Party color" | | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEDA | NPF | INC | Others | ||
| India Today-Axis My India[44] | Template:Party shading/BJP|38-48 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 5-15 | Template:Party shading/BJP|35-40 |
| Zee News-Matrize[45] | Template:Party shading/BJP|35-43 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 6-12 | Template:Party shading/BJP|33-38 |
| Times Now-ETG[46] | Template:Party shading/BJP|39-49 | 4-8 | 0 | 6-17 | Template:Party shading/BJP|35-41 |
| India News-Jan Ki Baat[47] | Template:Party shading/BJP|35-45 | 6-10 | 0 | 9-15 | Template:Party shading/BJP|29-35 |
| Poll of Polls (Average)[48] | Template:Party shading/BJP|42 | 6 | 1 | 11 | Template:Party shading/BJP|36 |
| Actual Result | Template:Party shading/BJP|37 | 2 | 0 | 21 | Template:Party shading/BJP|14 |
Results
Results by alliance and party
Results by district
| District | Seats | bgcolor="Template:Party color" |NEDA | bgcolor="Template:Party color" |NCP | bgcolor="Template:Party color" |NPF | bgcolor="Template:Party color" |Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimapur | 2 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chümoukedima | 2 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chümoukedima and Niuland |
1 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peren | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tseminyü | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | bgcolor="Template:Party color" |1 |
| Zünheboto | 7 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kohima | 6 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phek | 5 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mokokchung | 10 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wokha | 4 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mon | 9 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Longleng | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuensang | 4 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noklak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shamator | 1 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiphire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 60 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
Results by constituency
[49] Incumbent MLA's are highlighted with background color.
See also
References
- ↑ Terms of the Houses. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Neiphiu Rio takes oath as Nagaland chief minister. mint(2018-03-08). Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ↑ TR Zeliang resigns, promises his best as opposition leader. MorungExpress. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ↑ Nagaland: 21 NPF MLAs join NDPP. The Economic Times(2022-04-29). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ Three district presidents of Nagaland BJP join JDU, Gogoi, Bhadra. NORTHEAST NOW(2022-11-16). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ↑ Nagaland Assembly election 2023 to be held on February 27: Here is complete schedule. Hindustan Times(2023-01-18). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nagaland: NDPP, BJP to jointly contest 2023 polls. The Indian Express(2022-07-26). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 In Nagaland, BJP settles for 20:40 seat-sharing with NDPP, ignores protests. The Indian Express(2023-02-02). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nagaland 2023: NDPP, BJP release list of candidates. Details here, Ambrocia, Medolenuo. EastMojo(2023-02-02). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 183 in fray for Nagaland assembly polls; One elected unopposed. Hindustan Times(2023-02-10). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 Nagaland Assembly polls: 183 candidates in fray, BJP candidate elected unopposed, Gogoi, Bhadra. NORTHEAST NOW(2023-02-11). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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- ↑ Nagaland Elections: JDU Nagaland says no to seat-sharing alliance. MorungExpress. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ↑ JD(U) announces first candidate for Nagaland election, PTI. assamtribune.com(2023-01-30). Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ↑ LJP (RV) to contest Nagaland assembly polls alone: Chirag. The Times of India(2023-02-05). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ↑ LJP (RV) state unit holds meeting | Nagaland Post(22 Dec 2022). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ NPP guarantees positive transformation if elected to power - Eastern Mirror. easternmirrornagaland.com(2022-08-06). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ Absence of Oppn responsible for corruption: NCP | Nagaland Post. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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- ↑ Nagaland Polls: ENPO, NPF to Fight Solo as Congress Plans Anti-BJP Front; CPI to be in Fray. NewsClick(2023-01-18). Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 List of Contesting Candidates. ceo.nagaland.gov.in. Retrieved 17 Feb 2023.
- ↑ Nagaland Assembly Polls: NDPP, BJP release lists of candidates. Hindustan Times(2023-02-02). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
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- ↑ Nagaland Assembly polls: Congress releases 3rd list of candidates for Impur and Tehok seat. ThePrint(2023-02-06). Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ Nagaland Election 2023: NDPP issues corrigendum on 34 Aghunato candidate. MorungExpress. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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- ↑ Nagaland | Over 90,000 educated youth still unemployed in state: JDU, Gogoi, Bhadra. NORTHEAST NOW(2022-12-30). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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- ↑ NBCC-CEM urges organisations to be vigilant towards electoral malpractices. MorungExpress. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Resolution on ‘consensus candidate’ of Chungtia Citizens Forum ‘revoked’. The Morung Express(13 December 2022). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Next hearing of ‘consensus candidate’ issue on Dec 13. The Morung Express(9 December 2022). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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