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Neiphiu Rio
Chief Minister of Nagaland

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

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

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

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Nagaland, most recent first

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Shürhozelie Liezietsu
NPF
20172017
T. R. Zeliang
NPF
20142018
Neiphiu Rio
NDPPIncumbent
2003present
Vamüzo Phesao
NPC
19901992

Assembly constituencies

60 current, 106 under former boundaries · showing 51–100 of 166

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
51NOKSENST42023
52LONGKHIM CHAREST42023
53TUENSANG SADAR-IST42023
54TUENSANG SADAR-IIST42023
55TOBUST42023
56NOKLAKST42023
57THONOKNYUST42023
58SHAMATOR CHESSOREST42023
59SEYOCHUNG SITIMIST42023
60PUNGRO KIPHIREST42023
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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.

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