Counting is underway for the Nagaland Assembly Election 2018. the results today decide the fate of 196 candidates in fray for 59 seats in the state assembly. (Follow full coverage on counting 3 North East states on India TV)
Voting in Nagaland was held on February 27. According to the State Election Commission, 11,91,513 electorates were eligible to cast their vote in Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018. Of this, 6,01,707 were men and 5,89,804 women.
Also read | LIVE Updates on Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Election Results
The state has 60 seats in the legislative assembly, however, the elections were held on 59 seats as three-time former chief minister and founder of NDPP Neiphiu Rio has been declared an unopposed winner from Northern Angami II constituency. Rio is one of the heavyweights in 2018 Nagaland assembly elections apart from Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang. (Check constituency-wise result of Nagaland Assembly polls here)
Also read | Why is it crucial for BJP to win north-east states?
Here are the LIVE Updates:
Watch LIVE Coverage of Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018 on India TV
08:57 am: BJP-NDPP alliance is ahead on 17 seats while ruling NPF leading on just 4; Congress and others on 2 each
08:30 am: NPF leading on 1 seat, BJP-NDPP alliance on 10 seats; Congress and other nill
08:20 am: BJP alliance edges ahead on another seat.
08:02 am: Counting for Nagaland Assembly Election 2018 begins
07:30 am: Counting will begin at 8 am
07:15 am: In the 60-member Nagaland assembly elections, a party would need 31 seats to get a clear majority.
07:10 am: In Nagaland, 349 tables in 17 centres across the state have been set up for the counting of votes, its Chief Electoral Officer Abhijit Sinha said. Votes in Nagaland are being counted in the presence of the candidates and their agents under the supervision of the respective district returning officers and assistant returning officers, State Additional CEO N Moa Aier told PTI.
07:00 am: Nagaland Election 2018 Exit Poll by JanKiBaat-NewsX predicts that BJP-NDPP alliance will storm the ruling NPF bastion as it is predicted to win 27-32 seats with a vote share of 48 per cent, against NPF's 20-25 seats and a vote share of 42 per cent.
06:30 am: On 2187 polling stations, Nagaland saw around 75 per cent voter turnout as it was marred by violent clashes between supporters of the Naga People's Front (NPF) and the newly-floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). The 2013 Assembly elections turnout in Nagaland was 90.57 per cent.
Also read | Nagaland polls: 75% voting recorded, says Election Commission
06:20 am: The counting today will decide the fate of 196 candidates in fray for 2018 assembly elections in Nagaland. Among 196 candidates only 5 are women. After 54 years of statehood and 12 assembly elections, Nagaland is yet to see any woman representative in the Assembly.
06:10 am: Major parties contesting Nagaland Assembly Elections 2018 are Nagaland People's Front (NPF), Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC).
06:00 am: The BJP contested the elections in alliance with the newly-formed National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio. The ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) fielded 58 candidates. The BJP fielded candidates from 20 seats while Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) contested from 40 constituencies. Congress fielded 18 candidates in Nagaland Assembly Election 2018.
LIVE Updates on Tripura Assembly Election Results 2018 | LIVE Updates on Meghalaya Assembly Election Results 2018
