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Nagaland assembly election, Nov 1982

60 assembly constituencies in Nagaland, 73.38% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
60
Candidates
245
1 women, 0 elected
Turnout
73.38%
4.38 lakh of 5.96 lakh
Leading party
INC
24 of 60 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Nagaland

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
INCIndian National Congress24+9601,40,42032.08%+11.89
NNDNND24+24601,40,11232.01%—
INDIndependent12+31251,57,17335.91%+7.17
6060 SEATS
  • INC24 (40%)
  • NND24 (40%)
  • IND12 (20%)
  • INC24
  • NND24
  • IND12
INC 24NND 24IND 12
  • INC24
  • NND24
  • IND12

Constituency performance

From the 60 results in Nagaland

Closest contest
JANGPETKONG
won by 39 (0.59%)
Biggest victory
DIMAPUR-III
won by 2,003 (40.29%)
Highest turnout
TAMLU
97.71%
Lowest turnout
DIMAPUR-II
43.13%

Seat change

Against Nagaland's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency

60SEATS
  • Retained11 (18%)
  • Changed hands49 (82%)

11 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 49 changed hands.

India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.

Vote share & turnout trend

Nagaland, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE
0%28%56%84%112%19641969197419771982198719891993199820032008201320182023INCNNDIND
  • INC
  • NND
  • IND
TURNOUT
0%26%51%77%102%19641969197419771982198719891993199820032008201320182023Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 60

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
ABOIINDEYONG KONYAKINDKHAMPEIKKONYAK99718.36%93.1%
AGHUNATOINCKINETO HOLLEHONINDAKATO63711.09%88.0%
AKULUTOINCKHEHOTOINDI. VITOKHE70613.81%85.2%
ALONGTAKIINDTIAMARANINCBANDANGTOSHI721.29%84.5%
ANGETYONGPANGNNDSENTICHUBA AOINDAKUMBENBA3895.83%69.8%
AONGLENDENINCS. C. JAMIRNNDKILANGMEREN90416.38%64.9%
ARKAKONGINDMARCHIBAINCR. C. CHITTEN JAMIR1191.48%75.8%
ATOIZUINCKIYEZHE CHICHINNDKHOTOHEO801.18%81.3%
BHANDARIINCE. THUNGOHAMO EZUNGNNDTSENLAMO KIKON951.17%71.8%
CHAZOUBANNDVAMUZOINCNOTSUTSO4995.88%82.7%
CHIZAMIINDZHEVEHUNNDSOYIO1101.66%86.6%
DIMAPUR-IINCMD. ANWAR HUSSAINNNDCHHLIE KEVICHHSA1,21211.36%47.4%
DIMAPUR-IIINCI. VIKHESHEINDLHOMITHI SEMA2,19616.57%43.1%
DIMAPUR-IIIINCLOLIT MECHNNDDABALAL MECH2,00340.29%77.0%
GHASPANI-IINCSHIKIHO SEMAINDL. HEKIYE YEPTHO9847.30%59.2%
GHASPANI-IINNDROKONICHAINCLANGKAM680.75%72.9%
IMPURINCKARIBANNDT. CHUBA720.72%87.6%
JANGPETKONGINCI. IMKONGNNDIMCHALEMBA390.59%74.5%
KOHIMA TOWNNNDJ. B. JASOKIOINCKHYOMO79812.57%48.4%
KORIDANGINDNOKZENKETBANNDDALLE NOMO700.88%80.1%
LONGKHIM CHARENNDHORANGSE SANGTAMINCT. SUBENGSE SANGTAM1331.34%84.8%
LONGLENGNNDCHENLOMINDCHINGKO1,79015.17%88.5%
MELURINNDCHIEKHUTSOINCM. ASANG SMOCK4717.51%82.5%
MOKANNDA. NIAMNYEI KONYAKINDKIKO KONYAK81112.04%88.6%
MOKOKCHUNG TOWNNNDTAKUYABAINDI. CHUBA825.20%56.8%
MON TOWNINDYOKTIN KONYAKINCHOKA5608.53%85.5%
MONGOYAINCN. I. JAMIRNNDSENTIYANGBA69211.71%64.5%
NOKLAKNNDTHANGPONGINCJOHN3344.87%76.6%
NOKSENINCC. CHINGSHEMINDI. L. GHINGMAK1,27424.82%81.3%
NORTHERN ANGAMI-INNDSHORHOZELICINDP. VIKUOLIE78411.73%66.7%
NORTHERN ANGAMI-IINNDCHUPFUOINDK. V. KUDITSW1441.71%77.2%
PERENNNDL. LUNGALANGINCLONGBE NERU1,48619.67%73.5%
PFUTSERONNDTHINUCOINCLHIWESHELO3776.52%66.1%
PHEKNNDVEJAYIINDZACBILHU2814.06%73.2%
PHOMCHINGNNDPOHWANGINCKONNGAM2834.58%93.1%
PUGHOBOTOINDHUSKAINCZHUTOVI1,34118.79%83.3%
PUNGRO KIPHIREINCT. ROTHRONGINDTORCHU YIMCHUNGER2392.94%65.7%
SANISINDT. N. NGULLIONNDMHONOHAN MURRY1,41517.98%75.4%
SATAKHANNDHOKHETOINCKAITO2964.02%86.5%
SEYOCHUNG SITIMINNDYOPIKYU THONGTSARINCL. KICHINGSO6177.60%69.2%
SHAMATOR CHESSORENNDK. ZUNGKUMINCYAMAKAN KICHAN73110.09%72.3%
SOUTHERN ANGAMI-IINDPUSENNDVISTONEI K. ANGAMI4258.68%71.8%
SOUTHERN ANGAMI-IIINDVIZADELINDPUSAZO1542.83%79.4%
SURUHOTOINDKIYOZHEINDKHUKIVI1932.73%82.8%
TAMLUINCBANGJAKINDN. WOKSHING PHOM7937.59%97.7%
TAPINNDNOKEINCBENJA1,27919.44%91.4%
TEHOKINCC. NOCKLEM KONYAKNNDT. P. MANLEN KONYAK2393.22%96.2%
TENNINGINDHENLUN L. SINGSENNNDC. R. ZELIANG6708.55%88.2%
THONOKNYUNNDP. PONGONINDKHUNO KHIAMNIONGAN5557.03%75.3%
TIZITINCN. YEANGPHONG KONYAKNNDP. K. ALONG68011.91%91.0%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Nagaland alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Nagaland assembly election, Nov 1982?

Indian National Congress won 24 of 60 seats in Nagaland, short of a majority on its own.

What was the voter turnout in the Nagaland assembly election, Nov 1982?

Turnout was 73.38% — 4.38 lakh of 5.96 lakh registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Nagaland have?

Nagaland has 60 assembly seats.