In the last assembly election in 2013, T. R. Zeliang won the seat by a margin of 2,636 votes. Photo: Hindustan Times
Kohima: Nagaland chief minister and Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF) candidate T. R. Zeliang retained his Peren constituency Saturday defeating his nearest NDPP rival Iherie Ndang by 5,432 votes, Election Commission (EC) officials said.
Zeliang bagged 14,064 votes while Ndang of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party secured 8,632 votes. In the last Assembly election in 2013, Zeliang had won the seat by a margin of 2,636 votes.
