Election Name: | Indian general election in Nagaland, 2014 |
Country: | India |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | Indian general election in Nagaland, 2009 |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Election Date: | 9 April |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Seats For Election: | 1 seat |
Turnout: | 87.91% |
Image1: | File:The Chief Minister of Nagaland, Shri Neiphiu Rio addressing at the inauguration of the World Bamboo Day function, at Kisama Heritage Village, in Kohima, Nagaland on September 18, 2010.jpg |
Party1: | Naga People's Front |
Seats1: | 1 |
Map Size: | 200px |
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 .[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]
Conducted in Month(s) | Ref | Polling Organisation/Agency | ||
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NPF | Others | |||
Aug–Oct 2013 | [6] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 1 | 0 |
Jan–Feb 2014 | [7] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 1 | 0 |
Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1] –
The results of the elections will be declared on 16 May 2014.[1]
No. | Name | Turnout% | Elected M.P. | Colspan=2 | Party | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nagaland | 87.91 | Neiphiu Rio (Resigned on 22 February 2018) | Naga People's Front | 4,00,225 | |
No. | Name | Turnout | Newly Elected M.P. | Colspan=2 | Party | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nagaland | 85.09 | Tokheho Yepthomi(Elected on 31 May 2018) | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | 1,73,746 | |