Nagaland assembly election, Mar 2008
60 assembly constituencies in Nagaland, 87.02% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Nagaland
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPFNaga People's Front | 26 | +7 | 56 | 3,80,964 | 33.62% | +3.85 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 23 | +2 | 60 | 4,11,100 | 36.28% | +0.42 |
| INDIndependent | 7 | +3 | 33 | 1,48,297 | 13.09% | +8.67 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 2 | -5 | 23 | 60,627 | 5.35% | -5.53 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 2 | +2 | 8 | 45,397 | 4.01% | +2.01 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 25 | 74,298 | 6.56% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,671 | 0.32% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | -3 | 3 | 3,243 | 0.29% | -5.52 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,960 | 0.26% | — |
| UNDPUNDP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,583 | 0.23% | — |
| APPAll Peoples Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0.01% | — |
- NPF26 (43%)
- INC23 (38%)
- IND7 (12%)
- BJP2 (3%)
- NCP2 (3%)
- NPF26
- INC23
- IND7
- BJP2
- NCP2
- NPF26
- INC23
- IND7
- BJP2
- NCP2
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Nagaland
Seat change
Against Nagaland's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2003), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat60 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 60 did not exist at the previous election.
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
- NPF
- INC
- IND
- BJP
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOBU | NPFNAIBA | INCBONGKHAO | 2,84116.52% | 95.2% |
| TSEMINYU | NPFR. KHING | INDER. LEVI RENGMA | 660.27% | 95.7% |
| TUENSANG SADAR-I | INCP. CHUBA | BJPNUNGSANGLEMBA CHANG | 5,15231.38% | 70.8% |
| TUENSANG SADAR-II | INCKEJONG | NCPRHAKILA | 3532.02% | 94.0% |
| TULI | NPFL. TEMJEN JAMIR | INDT. TALI | 1801.16% | 69.6% |
| TYUI | BJPYANTHUNGO | INCYANKITHUNG YANTHAN | 8374.17% | 96.6% |
| WAKCHING | BJPM.C. KONYAK | INCYONA | 1,2636.57% | 97.5% |
| WESTERN ANGAMI | NPFKIYANILIE PESEYIE | INCACHUBU | 1,4309.24% | 76.7% |
| WOKHA | NCPDR. CHUMBEN MURRY | BJPDR. T.M. LOTHA | 5,91117.69% | 83.5% |
| ZUNHEBOTO | INDDR. K.C. NIHOSHE | INCS. HUKAVI ZHIMOMI | 1,1896.46% | 79.8% |
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 2008?
Naga People's Front won 26 of 60 seats in Nagaland, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Nagaland assembly election, Mar 2008?
Turnout was 87.02% — 11.3 lakh of 13 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Nagaland have?
Nagaland has 60 assembly seats.
