New Delhi: The elections for the Nagaland Assembly were held on February 27, with a 73.65% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm. The elections were held on 59 out of 60 seats with a total voter population of just over 13 lakh. Ahead of the results on March 2, Exit Polls are predicting the result in favour of the BJP and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) alliance.
NDPP is likely to emerge as the party with the most seats, followed by BJP. NDPP contested elections on 40 seats in alliance with BJP, which contested elections on 20 seats. The alliance formed the government in 2018 with the backing of JD(U) and independent candidates.
Meanwhile, Naga People’s Front, another major party based in Nagaland is unlikely to make a big impact in the elections. The party contested on 22 seats while Congress contested the elections on 23.
Among the others, the CPI contested on 1 seat, NCP on 12, NPP 12, RPP 1, JD(U) 7, LJP (Ram Vilas) 15, RPI (Athawale) 9, RJD 3, and independents 19 seats.
CM Neiphiu Rio is looking forward to his seventh consecutive term in the state.
Nagaland has a total voter population of 6,61,489 men and 6,56,143 women. The highest voter turnout was recorded at 85.82 percent in the Mon area.
Here are the Exit Polls for Nagaland Assembly Elections 2023 by Matrize:
NDPP: 21-26
BJP: 14-17
NPF: 2-5
NPP: 0-1
INC: 1-3
Others: 6-11
