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Nagaland assembly election, Mar 2003

The 10th Nagaland legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
60
31 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
21 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
225
3 women, 0 elected
Turnout
87.58%
8.89 lakh of 10.1 lakh

The house

60 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

60SEATS
  • INC21
  • NPF19
  • BJP7
  • NDM5
  • IND4
  • JD(U)3
  • SAP1

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Nagaland assembly election (1998)

INC
-32
IND
-3

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress21-326035.9%3,18,67135.86%-14.884
NPFNaga People's Front19—5432.3%2,64,53429.76%—11
BJPBharatiya Janata Party7—3815.6%96,65810.88%—28
NDMNDM5—2522.9%84,6999.53%—10
INDIndependent4-31717.2%39,2854.42%-44.859
JD(U)JD(U)3—1319.5%51,5625.80%—5
SAPSAP1—421.1%10,4561.18%—2
NCPNationalist Congress Party0—714.5%17,7261.99%—5
AITCAll India Trinamool Congress0—210.3%2,9510.33%—1
RLDRashtriya Lok Dal0—34.2%1,7960.20%—3
NLDPNLDP0—21.5%4230.05%—2

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Nagaland at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Mar 2003

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
AONGLENDENNagalandINCSHRI: S.C. JAMIRNPFSMTI: CHUBALEMLA7,78680.48%
JANGPETKONGNagalandINCSHRI: I. IMKONGNPFSHRI: CHUBATEMJEN4,83256.56%
NORTHERN ANGAMI-IINagalandNPFSHRI: NEIPHI-U RIOINCSHRI: ZAKIO METHA6,06741.50%
MONGOYANagalandINCSHRI: S. SUPONGMEREN JAMIRNPFSHRI: NUNGSANGINBA3,93637.59%
SEYOCHUNG SITIMINagalandNDMSHRI: C. KIPILI SANGTAMINCSHRI: S. SETHRICHO SANGTAM5,53633.99%
GHASPANI-INagalandNPFSHRI: H. KHEKIHO ZHIMOMIINCDR. KANITO13,28829.60%
PHOMCHINGNagalandINCSHRI: KONGAMNPFSHRI: POHWANG4,55828.74%
DIMAPUR-INagalandBJPSHRI. HOKISHE SEMAINCSHRI. KEVI ZAKIESATUO3,41424.01%
ANGETYONGPANGNagalandINDSHRI: JONSHILEMBAINCSHRI: T. SENTICHUBA2,44122.69%
ALONGTAKINagalandBJPSHRI: TIAMERENINCSHRI: T. SAKU AIER2,43519.62%

Closest results of Mar 2003

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
SANISNagalandNPFSHRI: NKHAO LOTHANCPSHRI: Y. SULANTHUNG H. LOTHA370.19%
ATOIZUNagalandINCSHRI: DOSHIHE Y.SENIANDMSHRI: KIYEZHE180.19%
TUENSANG SADAR-INagalandINDSHRI: P. CHUBAINCSHRI: NUNGSANG910.61%
ZUNHEBOTONagalandNDMSHRI: HUKAVIINCSHRI: KAKHEHO1271.21%
SHAMATOR CHESSORENagalandINCSHRI: K. YAMUKAMNPFSHRI: ZUNGKUM2231.48%
TAMLUNagalandINCSHRI: NYEMLI PHOMNDMB. BANGTICK4801.60%
LONGKHIM CHARENagalandBJPSHRI: IMTILEMBAINCSHRI: S.K. SANGTAM2431.71%
TAPINagalandNPFSHRI: NOKEINCSHRI: LANPHA1771.72%
GHASPANI-IINagalandINCSHRI: ROKONICHANDMSHRI: DR. KAKHETO ZHIMOMI3671.75%
DIMAPUR-IIINagalandNDMSHRI: KIHOTO HOLLONNPFSHRI: AZHETO ZHIMOMI2862.01%