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1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election
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All 60 seats in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 403,454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly were held in November 1977 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Nagaland, India. United Democratic Front won the majority of seats and Vizol Angami was appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland for his second term. The number of constituencies was set as 60 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[1]
These were the first elections held in Nagaland after the Shillong Accord of 1975.
Result[edit]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| United Democratic Front | 127,445 | 39.21 | 35 | +10 | |
| Indian National Congress | 65,616 | 20.19 | 15 | New | |
| National Convention of Nagaland | 38,528 | 11.85 | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 93,405 | 28.74 | 9 | –3 | |
| Total | 324,994 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 324,994 | 98.07 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,407 | 1.93 | |||
| Total votes | 331,401 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 403,454 | 82.14 | |||
| Source: ECI[2] | |||||
Elected Members[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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