2014 Indian general election in Nagaland explained

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]

Opinion polling

Conducted in Month(s)RefPolling Organisation/Agency
NPFOthers
Aug–Oct 2013[6] Times Now-India TV-CVoter1 0
Jan–Feb 2014 [7] Times Now-India TV-CVoter1 0

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1]

Results

The results of the elections will be declared on 16 May 2014.[1]

No. NameTurnout%Elected M.P. Colspan=2PartyMargin
1Nagaland87.91 Neiphiu Rio (Resigned on 22 February 2018)Naga People's Front4,00,225

Bye-election

No. NameTurnoutNewly Elected M.P. Colspan=2PartyMargin
1Nagaland85.09Tokheho Yepthomi(Elected on 31 May 2018)Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party1,73,746

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections . 5 March 2014 . 5 March 2014.
  2. Web site: Nagaland General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014 . Maps of India . 10 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Threat of Islamic terror looms large over Assam | Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses . 11 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150904023406/http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/ThreatofIslamicterrorloomslargeoverAssam_RBhattacharjee_121114.html . 4 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: LS Poll 2014: Prospects of Ten Parties Regional Front in Northeast India | ummid.com. ummid.com.
  5. News: State-Wise Voter Turnout in General Election 2014 . 7 April 2015 . Election Commission of India . Press Information Bureau . Government of India . 21 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140604190700/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105116 . 4 June 2014 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll . Outlook . 17 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016180408/http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=3061&eid=31 . 16 October 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark . Indiatv . 13 February 2013.