The voting to elect the 60-member Nagaland Assembly will be held on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements. 59 out of 60 constituencies will go to polls today as the election in Northern Angami II constituency will not take place as incumbent MLA Neiphiu Rio was the only one to file nomination from the assembly seat and hence declared winner unopposed. The Nagaland Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the BJP are contesting the election in the alliance, while the Congress is in unofficial talks with the Naga People's Front (NPF) for a post-poll pact in a bid to keep the BJP-NDPP out of power.
Polling in Nagaland (Image courtesy - Twitter/@Muletolu)
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Feb 27, 2018, 6:03 PM IST
75% voter turnout recorded till 5PM.
Feb 27, 2018, 5:50 PM IST
Polling ends, 68 % voter turnout recorded so far.
Feb 27, 2018, 4:57 PM IST
67% voter turnout recoded in Nagaland till 3 pm.
Feb 27, 2018, 4:13 PM IST
57% voter turnout recorded in Nagaland till 2 pm.
Feb 27, 2018, 1:39 PM IST
56% voting recorded in Nagaland till 1 pm.
Feb 27, 2018, 12:55 PM IST
Clash breaks out between NPF and NDPP workers in Nagaland's in Akuluto. One dead, two injured, say reports.
Feb 27, 2018, 12:05 PM IST
Voting began late in around 100 polling stations due to malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, said a PTI report.
Feb 27, 2018, 12:02 PM IST
Nagaland CM TR Zeliang casts vote, stresses on political solution for the Naga issue.
Feb 27, 2018, 11:41 AM IST
37% voting recorded in Nagaland till 11 am
Feb 27, 2018, 10:27 AM IST
17% voting recorded in Nagaland till 9:30 AM.
Feb 27, 2018, 10:27 AM IST
Voting halted in Ladigarh polling station due to tension along Assam-Nagaland Border under Tamlu constituency in Longleng district of Nagaland, said reports.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:57 AM IST
A crude handmade bomb was lobbed at Tizit polling station at around 5.45 am. One man suffered injuries in his left leg, said reports.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:51 AM IST
Tizit Assembly constituency is in Nagaland's Mon District.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:28 AM IST
One Injured in a Bomb Blast at Polling Station in Tizit Assembly constituency.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:10 AM IST
"We expect that polling will finish smoothly & we will get absolute majority as per voice of the people. We hope peace will prevail in the state and we will move for Naga political solution," Nagaland CM TR Zeliang tells ANI.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:02 AM IST
The Hindu reports that a polling station in Nagaland's Tizit Assembly constituency has been attacked.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:56 AM IST
Rio was in NPF for a long time but parted ways and formed a new party recently. Rio's NDPP is now in alliance with BJP. Zeliang in fact had said that he has no problems with the BJP so as the saffron party did not push the "communal agenda".
Feb 27, 2018, 8:54 AM IST
NPF leader and current CM TR Zeliang had slammed Neiphiu Rio for instability in the party. NPF leader have accused Rio of being power hungry.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:47 AM IST
Two former Chief Ministers, Neiphiu Rio and K L Chishi and present Chief Minister, T R Zeliang, along with 53 sitting MLAs are in the fray.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:43 AM IST
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) chief Neiphiu Rio was declared elected unopposed from the Northern Angami-II constituency. No one else filed nomination from Northern Angami-II constituency so Rio was declared winner before polling even began.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:18 AM IST
BJP is technically still part of ruling NPF government with two ministers still under oath. The BJP stitched an alliance with NDPP only recently.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:17 AM IST
The BJP allied with Neiphiu Rio's party NDPP which was born out of the NPF only a few months ago. Neiphiu Rio has been chief minister for over a decade during NPF rule.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:13 AM IST
Modi urges people to vote in large numbers
I urge the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland to vote in large numbers in the Assembly Elections taking place today.
Voting begins for 59 seats each in Meghalaya and Nagaland
Feb 27, 2018, 6:43 AM IST
Election Commission has set up 177 all-women polling stations across the state, where the entire polling staff, including the police and security personnel, shall be women.
Feb 27, 2018, 6:38 AM IST
Election commission has set up 177 all women polling teams from the 2156 polling stations across the state. where the entire polling staff, including the police and security personnel, shall be women.
Feb 27, 2018, 6:38 am IST
Election commission has set up 177 all women polling teams from the 2156 polling stations across the state. where the entire polling staff, including the police and security personnel, shall be women.
Feb 27, 2018, 6:43 am IST
Election Commission has set up 177 all-women polling stations across the state, where the entire polling staff, including the police and security personnel, shall be women.
Feb 27, 2018, 7:45 am IST
Voting begins for 59 seats each in Meghalaya and Nagaland
Feb 27, 2018, 8:13 am IST
Modi urges people to vote in large numbers
I urge the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland to vote in large numbers in the Assembly Elections taking place today.
The BJP allied with Neiphiu Rio's party NDPP which was born out of the NPF only a few months ago. Neiphiu Rio has been chief minister for over a decade during NPF rule.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:18 am IST
BJP is technically still part of ruling NPF government with two ministers still under oath. The BJP stitched an alliance with NDPP only recently.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:43 am IST
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) chief Neiphiu Rio was declared elected unopposed from the Northern Angami-II constituency. No one else filed nomination from Northern Angami-II constituency so Rio was declared winner before polling even began.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:47 am IST
Two former Chief Ministers, Neiphiu Rio and K L Chishi and present Chief Minister, T R Zeliang, along with 53 sitting MLAs are in the fray.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:54 am IST
NPF leader and current CM TR Zeliang had slammed Neiphiu Rio for instability in the party. NPF leader have accused Rio of being power hungry.
Feb 27, 2018, 8:56 am IST
Rio was in NPF for a long time but parted ways and formed a new party recently. Rio's NDPP is now in alliance with BJP. Zeliang in fact had said that he has no problems with the BJP so as the saffron party did not push the "communal agenda".
Feb 27, 2018, 9:02 am IST
The Hindu reports that a polling station in Nagaland's Tizit Assembly constituency has been attacked.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:10 am IST
"We expect that polling will finish smoothly & we will get absolute majority as per voice of the people. We hope peace will prevail in the state and we will move for Naga political solution," Nagaland CM TR Zeliang tells ANI.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:28 am IST
One Injured in a Bomb Blast at Polling Station in Tizit Assembly constituency.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:51 am IST
Tizit Assembly constituency is in Nagaland's Mon District.
Feb 27, 2018, 9:57 am IST
A crude handmade bomb was lobbed at Tizit polling station at around 5.45 am. One man suffered injuries in his left leg, said reports.
Feb 27, 2018, 10:27 am IST
Voting halted in Ladigarh polling station due to tension along Assam-Nagaland Border under Tamlu constituency in Longleng district of Nagaland, said reports.
Feb 27, 2018, 10:27 am IST
17% voting recorded in Nagaland till 9:30 AM.
Feb 27, 2018, 11:41 am IST
37% voting recorded in Nagaland till 11 am
Feb 27, 2018, 12:02 pm IST
Nagaland CM TR Zeliang casts vote, stresses on political solution for the Naga issue.
Feb 27, 2018, 12:05 pm IST
Voting began late in around 100 polling stations due to malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, said a PTI report.
Feb 27, 2018, 12:55 pm IST
Clash breaks out between NPF and NDPP workers in Nagaland's in Akuluto. One dead, two injured, say reports.
Feb 27, 2018, 1:39 pm IST
56% voting recorded in Nagaland till 1 pm.
Feb 27, 2018, 4:13 pm IST
57% voter turnout recorded in Nagaland till 2 pm.
Feb 27, 2018, 4:57 pm IST
67% voter turnout recoded in Nagaland till 3 pm.
Feb 27, 2018, 5:50 pm IST
Polling ends, 68 % voter turnout recorded so far.
Feb 27, 2018, 6:03 pm IST
75% voter turnout recorded till 5PM.
In Nagaland, the BJP's hope hinges on its alliance partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) of Neiphiu Rio which is contesting 40 seats. The BJP is fighting 20. In fact, the NPF and the BJP were having an alliance till recently. But just before polls, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance and the ruling NPF dissolved their electoral alliance.
The Congress, which has given three chief ministers to Nagaland, is contesting only 18 seats, two less than the BJP.
In the Christian-dominated state, while the prominent churches body has openly asked voters to reject "communal" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the saffron party's new ally, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), defended its partner stating that it's not a "religious body". In order to woo Christian voters, both the BJP and the Congress have offered a free or subsidised trip to the holy land of Jerusalem if the parties are voted to power in Nagaland.
There is a palpable apprehension regarding the BJP as it is seen as a party supporting "Hindutva" that has "communal agenda". The incumbent chief minister TR Zeliang also expressed the same concern regarding the BJP while stressing that otherwise his party, the Naga People's Front (NPF), has no problem having an alliance with the saffron party.
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