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Nagaland Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1964 to 2023.

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Lok Sabha15Vidhan Sabha14
20232018201320082003
More years
199819931989198719821977197419691964

Current government

Who governs Nagaland today

Full CM history →
Neiphiu Rio
Chief Minister of Nagaland
Neiphiu RioNDPP

In office since 6 Mar 2003 · 19 years, 6 months

Neiphiu Rio (born 11 November 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the Chief Minister of Nagaland and leader of the house in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly since 2018. Previously serving from 2003 to 2014, he is the longest serving Chief Minister of Nagaland. He was also a Member of Parliament from Nagaland in Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2018.

Current seats
60
in the present Nagaland assembly
Elections contested
14
Leading party, 2023
NDPP
25 of 60 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Nagaland.

2023vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Nagaland

Party20232018201320082003199819931989198719821977197419691964
INC0082321533536342415000
IND41874770712912840
NPF226382619000000000
UDF0000000000352500
Others54336416018241924123320
Total seats6060606060606060606060604040

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Nagaland

01530455919641969197419771982198719891993199820032008201320182023INCINDNPFUDF
  • INC
  • IND
  • NPF
  • UDF

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Nagaland

0%28%56%84%112%19641969197419771982198719891993199820032008201320182023INCINDNPFUDF
  • INC
  • IND
  • NPF
  • UDF

Constituency performance

From the 60 results in Nagaland, 2023

Best performance
NORTHERN ANGAMI-II
Neiphiu Rio, 92.87% share
Closest contest
WESTERN ANGAMI
won by 7 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
AKULUTO
won by 0 (—)
Lowest turnout
AKULUTO
0.00%

Seat change & vote share

Nagaland, 2023

60SEATS
  • Retained16 (27%)
  • Changed hands44 (73%)

16 constituencies were won by the same party as 2018; 44 changed hands.

Vote share by party
NDPP32.22%
BJP18.81%
NCP9.56%
NPF7.09%
IND6.27%
NPP5.78%
RPIA3.69%

Result by election

2023Full result →60 seats
NDPP 25BJP 12NCP 7NPP 5IND 4
  • NDPP25
  • BJP12
  • NCP7
  • NPP5
  • IND4
  • LOKJANSHAKTIPARTYRAMVILAS2
  • NPF2
  • RPIA2
  • JANATADALUNITED1
2018Full result →60 seats
NPF 26NDPP 18BJP 12
  • NPF26
  • NDPP18
  • BJP12
  • NPEP2
  • IND1
  • JD(U)1
2013Full result →60 seats
NPF 38INC 8IND 8NCP 4
  • NPF38
  • INC8
  • IND8
  • NCP4
  • BJP1
  • JD(U)1
2008Full result →60 seats
NPF 26INC 23IND 7
  • NPF26
  • INC23
  • IND7
  • BJP2
  • NCP2
2003Full result →60 seats
INC 21NPF 19BJP 7NDM 5IND 4
  • INC21
  • NPF19
  • BJP7
  • NDM5
  • IND4
  • JD(U)3
  • SAP1
1998Full result →60 seats
INC 53IND 7
  • INC53
  • IND7
1993Full result →60 seats
INC 35NPC 17IND 7
  • INC35
  • NPC17
  • IND7
  • DLP1
1989Full result →60 seats
INC 36NPC 24
  • INC36
  • NPC24
1987Full result →60 seats
INC 34NND 18IND 7
  • INC34
  • NND18
  • IND7
  • NPP1
1982Full result →60 seats
INC 24NND 24IND 12
  • INC24
  • NND24
  • IND12
1977Full result →60 seats
UDF 35INC 15IND 9
  • UDF35
  • INC15
  • IND9
  • NCN1
1974Full result →60 seats
UDF 25NNO 23IND 12
  • UDF25
  • NNO23
  • IND12
1969Full result →40 seats
NNO 22UFN 10IND 8
  • NNO22
  • UFN10
  • IND8
1964Full result →40 seats
IND 40
  • IND40

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Nagaland, most recent first

Full history →
Shürhozelie Liezietsu
NPF
2017–2017
T. R. Zeliang
NPF
2014–2018
Neiphiu Rio
NDPPIncumbent
2003–present
Vamüzo Phesao
NPC
1990–1992

Assembly constituencies

60 current, 106 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 166

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1DIMAPUR-IGEN42023
2DIMAPUR-IIST42023
3DIMAPUR-IIIST42023
4GHASPANI-IST42023
5GHASPANI-IIST42023
6TENNINGST42023
7PERENST42023
8WESTERN ANGAMIST42023
9KOHIMA TOWNST42023
10NORTHERN ANGAMI-IST42023
11NORTHERN ANGAMI-IIST42023
12TSEMINYUST42023
13PUGHOBOTOST42023
14SOUTHERN ANGAMI-IST42023
15SOUTHERN ANGAMI-IIST42023
16PFUTSEROST42023
17CHIZAMIST42023
18CHAZOUBAST42023
19PHEKST42023
20MELURIST42023
21TULIST42023
22ARKAKONGST42023
23IMPURST42023
24ANGETYONGPANGST42023
25MONGOYAST42023
26AONGLENDENST42023
27MOKOKCHUNG TOWNST42023
28KORIDANGST42023
29JANGPETKONGST42023
30ALONGTAKIST42023
31AKULUTOST42023
32ATOIZUST42023
33SURUHOTOST42023
34AGHUNATOST42023
35ZUNHEBOTOST42023
36SATAKHAST42023
37TYUIST42023
38WOKHAST42023
39SANISST42023
40BHANDARIST42023
41TIZITST42023
42WAKCHINGST42023
43TAPIST42023
44PHOMCHINGST42023
45TEHOKST42023
46MON TOWNST42023
47ABOIST42023
48MOKAST42023
49TAMLUST42023
50LONGLENGST42023

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.