Nagaland Assembly Election 2023: Northeast state to go for polls on February 27; counting on March 2

Nagaland Assembly Election 2023: The voting for the 60-member Northeastern state of Nagaland will take place on February 27, according to the Election Commission of India.While the counting of votes counting for the state will be done on March 2, 2023, this is along with Tripura, another Northeastern state, which recently went to the polls.

The Election Commission announced the polling dates for three states on January 18. A total of 184 candidates are in the fray, including 68 from the national parties and 72 from state parties.

There are a total of 60 assembly seats where 1 is vacant. The National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) currently holds a majority in the house with 41 seats, while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds 12 seats - both are in alliance, and Naga People’s Front (NPF) currently has 4 seats. 

The NDPP and BJP are again contesting together and have announced the same seat-sharing arrangement for the 2023 Assembly polls. The NDPP has fielded candidates in 40 seats while the BJP is aiming to win the remaining 20 seats.

Nagaland election Result 2023: Who can vote and how to check name in voters’ list

A person residing in the polling area who is 18 years or above and an Indian citizen has the right to take part in the democratic process. The person's name should be in the voters' list.

Nagaland election Result 2023: How to check voters’ list

Voters can check their name in the list by visiting https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/ or https://ceo.nagaland.gov.in/. One can also check the list by sending an SMS by typing ECI <space> <EPIC No> to 1950.

Voters can call 1950 for election-related query

Nagaland Election 2023: How to check candidate in the constituency

Voters can download the ‘Know your candidate app’ or call on ‘1950’ to know the candidate of their constituency. One can also visit https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/ to check the candidate list. Below is the PDF of the list of candidates.