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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 51–60 of 60

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
TOBUINCSHIALPONG KONYAKNNDSOPEN KONYAK4545.63%84.2%
TSEMINYUNNDR. S. RANGHMAINDNILLO650.83%82.2%
TUENSANG SADAR-IINCH. SAOCHUNGNNDCHITEN SANGTAM5258.97%51.7%
TUENSANG SADAR-IIINCA. LAKIMONG YIMCHUNGERINDYANCHU CHANG3835.73%72.1%
TULIINCI. MERACHIBANNDT. TALI4245.29%83.7%
TYUIINCT. A. NOULLIONNDN. L. ODYUO4085.19%75.5%
WAKCHINGINCP. EHYOLNNDA. SHANGKEM KONYAK97713.65%91.9%
WESTERN ANGAMINNDSETU LIETISEINDN. T. NAKHRO68110.35%59.9%
WOKHANNDMHAO LOTHAINCRAINBOW EZUNG1181.49%60.6%
ZUNHEBOTOINCCHUTOSHEINDVIHOTO3826.40%63.1%

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.

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