Nagaland assembly election, Mar 2003
60 assembly constituencies in Nagaland, 87.58% turnout.
Seats
60
Candidates
225
3 women, 0 elected
Turnout
87.58%
8.89 lakh of 10.1 lakh
Leading party
INC
21 of 60 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Nagaland
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 21 | -32 | 60 | 3,18,671 | 35.86% | -14.88 |
| NPFNaga People's Front | 19 | +19 | 54 | 2,64,534 | 29.76% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 7 | +7 | 38 | 96,658 | 10.88% | — |
| NDMNDM | 5 | +5 | 25 | 84,699 | 9.53% | — |
| INDIndependent | 4 | -3 | 17 | 39,285 | 4.42% | -44.85 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 3 | +3 | 13 | 51,562 | 5.80% | — |
| SAPSAP | 1 | +1 | 4 | 10,456 | 1.18% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17,726 | 1.99% | — |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,951 | 0.33% | — |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,796 | 0.20% | — |
| NLDPNLDP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 423 | 0.05% | — |
- INC21 (35%)
- NPF19 (32%)
- BJP7 (12%)
- NDM5 (8%)
- IND4 (7%)
- JD(U)3 (5%)
- Others1 (2%)
- INC21
- NPF19
- BJP7
- NDM5
- IND4
- JD(U)3
- Others1
- INC21
- NPF19
- BJP7
- NDM5
- IND4
- JD(U)3
- SAP1
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Nagaland
Closest contest
ATOIZU
won by 18 (0.19%)
Biggest victory
AONGLENDEN
won by 7,786 (80.48%)
Highest turnout
TAMLU
99.94%
Lowest turnout
NORTHERN ANGAMI-I
61.49%
Seat change
Against Nagaland's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1998), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained20 (33%)
- Changed hands40 (67%)
20 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 40 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
- INC
- NPF
- BJP
- NDM
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOI | NPFSHRI: NYEIWANG | BJPSHRI: ESHAK | 7668.98% | 96.5% |
| AGHUNATO | INCSHRI: TOKHEHO | NDMSHRI: PUKHAI | 7559.44% | 77.1% |
| AKULUTO | NPFSHRI: KHETO | INCSHRI: KAKHETO | 5408.86% | 78.9% |
| ALONGTAKI | BJPSHRI: TIAMEREN | INCSHRI: T. SAKU AIER | 2,43519.62% | 85.8% |
| ANGETYONGPANG | INDSHRI: JONSHILEMBA | INCSHRI: T. SENTICHUBA | 2,44122.69% | 87.4% |
| AONGLENDEN | INCSHRI: S.C. JAMIR | NPFSMTI: CHUBALEMLA | 7,78680.48% | 95.0% |
| ARKAKONG | INCSHRI: TAKATIBA MASA AO | NPFSHRI: IMTIYANGER | 4983.23% | 99.7% |
| ATOIZU | INCSHRI: DOSHIHE Y.SENIA | NDMSHRI: KIYEZHE | 180.19% | 87.7% |
| BHANDARI | NDMSHRI: E.T. EZUNG | INCSHRI: L. YANTHUNGO PATTON | 6864.07% | 83.8% |
| CHAZOUBA | NPFSHRI: THENUCHO | INCSHRI: NUZOTA SWURO | 1,87110.88% | 93.3% |
| CHIZAMI | SAPSHRI: DEO NUKHU | INCSHRI: ZHOVEHU LOHE | 8476.37% | 94.6% |
| DIMAPUR-I | BJPSHRI. HOKISHE SEMA | INCSHRI. KEVI ZAKIESATUO | 3,41424.01% | 66.1% |
| DIMAPUR-II | NPFHEWOTO | INCSHRI: IMTISUNGET JAMIR | 7882.71% | 63.3% |
| DIMAPUR-III | NDMSHRI: KIHOTO HOLLON | NPFSHRI: AZHETO ZHIMOMI | 2862.01% | 83.7% |
| GHASPANI-I | NPFSHRI: H. KHEKIHO ZHIMOMI | INCDR. KANITO | 13,28829.60% | 82.5% |
| GHASPANI-II | INCSHRI: ROKONICHA | NDMSHRI: DR. KAKHETO ZHIMOMI | 3671.75% | 88.1% |
| IMPUR | INCSHRI: NUNGSANGYAPANG | NPFSHRI: T. YUBANGNENBA | 2,10916.12% | 97.9% |
| JANGPETKONG | INCSHRI: I. IMKONG | NPFSHRI: CHUBATEMJEN | 4,83256.56% | 78.8% |
| KOHIMA TOWN | NPFSHRI: Z. OBED | INCSHRI: T. ABAO KIRE | 4972.67% | 64.7% |
| KORIDANG | INDSHRI: IMKONG IMCHEN | INCSHRI: T. NOKYU LONGCHAR | 3642.13% | 97.4% |
| LONGKHIM CHARE | BJPSHRI: IMTILEMBA | INCSHRI: S.K. SANGTAM | 2431.71% | 91.8% |
| LONGLENG | JD(U)SHRI: CHENLOM PHOM | NPFSHRI: PUKYONG PHOM | 7002.24% | 99.9% |
| MELURI | NPFSHRI: YITACHU | INCSHRI: KHUOSATHO | 7255.40% | 97.3% |
| MOKA | NPFSHRI: E.E. PANGTEANG | INCSHRI: A. NYIAMNYEI | 1,55512.27% | 98.0% |
| MOKOKCHUNG TOWN | INCSHRI: NUNGSHIZENBA | NPFSHRI: L. NOKZENKETBA | 2627.25% | 72.7% |
| MON TOWN | INCSHRI: CHINGWANG | NPFSHRI: S. YOKTEN | 1,44111.19% | 82.6% |
| MONGOYA | INCSHRI: S. SUPONGMEREN JAMIR | NPFSHRI: NUNGSANGINBA | 3,93637.59% | 86.8% |
| NOKLAK | NPFSHRI: P. LONGON | INCSHRI: SEDEM | 9438.95% | 93.3% |
| NOKSEN | INCSHRI: H. CHUBA | NPFSHRI: C.M. CHANG | 98312.33% | 98.7% |
| NORTHERN ANGAMI-I | NPFSHRI: SHURHOZELIE | INCSHRI: SEYIEKUOLIE | 7997.83% | 61.5% |
| NORTHERN ANGAMI-II | NPFSHRI: NEIPHI-U RIO | INCSHRI: ZAKIO METHA | 6,06741.50% | 87.1% |
| PEREN | NPFSHRI: VATSU MERU | INCSHRI: NEIBA NDANG | 1,2116.48% | 90.3% |
| PFUTSERO | NPFSHRI: KEWEKHAPE | INCSHRI: LHIWESHELO MERO | 1,5039.28% | 87.6% |
| PHEK | NPFSHRI: KUZHOLUZO | INCSHRI: ZACHILHU VADEO | 2,80218.24% | 93.8% |
| PHOMCHING | INCSHRI: KONGAM | NPFSHRI: POHWANG | 4,55828.74% | 97.2% |
| PUGHOBOTO | JD(U)SHRI: HUSKA | INCSHRI: JOSHUA | 1,1529.88% | 85.4% |
| PUNGRO KIPHIRE | BJPSHRI: T. TOROCHU | NPFSHRI: TSEPIKIU | 1,1755.40% | 96.5% |
| SANIS | NPFSHRI: NKHAO LOTHA | NCPSHRI: Y. SULANTHUNG H. LOTHA | 370.19% | 94.8% |
| SATAKHA | INCSHRI: KAITO | NPFSHRI: KUGHAVI | 7448.02% | 79.3% |
| SEYOCHUNG SITIMI | NDMSHRI: C. KIPILI SANGTAM | INCSHRI: S. SETHRICHO SANGTAM | 5,53633.99% | 99.3% |
| SHAMATOR CHESSORE | INCSHRI: K. YAMUKAM | NPFSHRI: ZUNGKUM | 2231.48% | 97.4% |
| SOUTHERN ANGAMI-I | INCSHRI: MEDOKUL | NPFSHRI: MAVIL KHIEYA | 4304.57% | 76.6% |
| SOUTHERN ANGAMI-II | INCSHRI: K. V. PUSA | NPFSHRI: ZAKU TSUKRU | 1,21912.55% | 85.4% |
| SURUHOTO | INDSHRI: KHUTOVI | INCSHRI: KIYEZHE AYE | 1,69318.21% | 91.0% |
| TAMLU | INCSHRI: NYEMLI PHOM | NDMB. BANGTICK | 4801.60% | 99.9% |
| TAPI | NPFSHRI: NOKE | INCSHRI: LANPHA | 1771.72% | 97.2% |
| TEHOK | INCSHRI: W. WANGYUH | NPFSHRI: NOKLEM | 2,01915.74% | 95.6% |
| TENNING | INCSHRI: T.R. ZELAING | NPFSHRI: NAMRI NCHANG | 2,19912.13% | 95.4% |
| THONOKNYU | NDMSHRI: S. HENO | INCSHRI: N.L. AIMONG | 2,12917.57% | 98.2% |
| TIZIT | NPFSHRI: N. YEANGPHONG | NDMSHRI: ALOH WANGHAM | 1,3319.71% | 96.4% |
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, Mar 2003?
Indian National Congress won 21 of 60 seats in Nagaland, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Nagaland assembly election, Mar 2003?
Turnout was 87.58% — 8.89 lakh of 10.1 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Nagaland have?
Nagaland has 60 assembly seats.
