2014 Indian general election in Nagaland
9 April
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The 2014 Indian general election polls in Nagaland for Lok Sabha (lower house) seats were held in a single phase on 9 April 2014.[1] As of 10 February 2014 the total voter strength of Nagaland was 1,174,663.[2]
The main political parties in Nagaland were Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF) and Indian National Congress (INC).
Despite threats from insurgent militant groups in Northeast India, people turned out in large numbers for voting.[3][4] Voters turnout in Nagaland was more than 87% which was highest in entire India.[5]
Opinion polling
| Conducted in Month(s) | Ref | Polling Organisation/Agency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPF | Others | |||
| Aug–Oct 2013 | [6] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 1 | 0 |
| Jan–Feb 2014 | [7] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 1 | 0 |
Election schedule
Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1]
| Polling Day | Phase | Date | Constituencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 April | Nagaland |
Results
Constituency Wise
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio | NPF | 713,372 | 68.67 | Viswesül Pusa | INC | 313,147 | 30.14 | 400,225 | 38.52 | ||
Results by Party
| Party Name | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| NPF | 7,13,372 | 68.60 | 1.36 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| INC | 3,13,147 | 30.11 | 0.76 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| SP(I) | 9,695 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| NOTA | 2,696 | 0.26 | |||||||
| Total | 10,38,910 | 100% | - | 3 | 1 | - | |||
Bye-election
The by-election was necessary because Neiphiu Rio resigned from the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat to contest the 2018 Nagaland Assembly election. The results for the by-election is as follow (Elected on 31 May 2018) [8]
Results
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Nagaland | Tokheho Yepthomi | NDPP | 594,205 | 58.56 | C. Apok Jamir | NPF | 420,459 | 41.44 | 173,746 | 17.12 | ||
- Tokheho Yepthomi belonged to the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and was the consensus candidate of the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA).
- C. Apok Jamir was the candidate of the Naga People's Front (NPF).
- Tokheho Yepthomi defeated C. Apok Jamir by a margin of 173,746 votes in the by-election.
Assembly segments wise lead of Parties
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2018 elections) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naga People's Front | 52 | 26 | |
| Indian National Congress | 8 | 0 | |
| Others | 0 | 34 | |
| Total | 60 | ||
Constituency Wise
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
References
- ^ a b "General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections" (PDF). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Nagaland General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014". Maps of India. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Threat of Islamic terror looms large over Assam | Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "LS Poll 2014: Prospects of Ten Parties Regional Front in Northeast India | ummid.com". ummid.com.
- ^ "State-Wise Voter Turnout in General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Tokheho elected to Lok Sabha". Nagaland Post. Retrieved 1 June 2018.