An election was held on 23 February 2013 to elect the
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60
Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in the state of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
Background
The mandate of the 11th
Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 Februa ...
, formed after the 2008 election, expired on 10 March 2013. Hence, the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly election was announced by the
Election Commission of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, di ...
.
After the scrutiny of the nomination papers put up by the candidates, 188 candidates in total were able to contest for a total of 60 seats.
Results
A total of 1,098,007 people voted out of an eligible electorate of 1,198,449, representing a turnout of 90.19%.
Elected members
Aftermath
On 18 Jun 2014, 3 of the NCP MLAs defected to the BJP, leaving only one NCP MLA remaining in the assembly.
3 NCP MLAs in Nagaland join BJP, Xavier Rutsa
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See also
* Liezietsu ministry
References
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