1982 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 | 596,453 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly were held in November 1982 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Nagaland, India. The United Democratic Front—Progressive alliance, led by the Indian National Congress won the most seats and S. C. Jamir 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]
Result[edit]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Indian National Congress | 140,420 | 32.08 | 24 | +9 | |
Naga National Democratic Party | 140,112 | 32.01 | 24 | New | |
Independents | 157,173 | 35.91 | 12 | +3 | |
Total | 437,705 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 437,705 | 98.59 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,267 | 1.41 | |||
Total votes | 443,972 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 596,453 | 74.44 | |||
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, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 August 2021.