2003_Nagaland_Legislative_Assembly_election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly election in Nagaland, India


Elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly were held in February 2003 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Nagaland, India. The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland, which was formed of the Naga People's Front, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United) and the Samata Party,[1] won a majority of seats and Neiphiu Rio was appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland. The number of constituencies was set as 60 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[2]

Quick Facts All 60 seats in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

Background

After the previous elections in 1998, Neiphiu Rio, was made the Home minister in S C Jamir's cabinet, but he resigned from the Congress in September 2002, accusing the chief minister of blocking a negotiated settlement on the Naga issue.[3] After his resignation, Rio joined the Naga People's Front which partnered with other Naga regionalist parties and the state branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party under his leadership, to form the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland.

Result

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Results by constituency

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See also


References

  1. "DAN to stake claim in Nagaland - Lok Sabha Election news". rediff.com. PTI. 2 March 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. Debanish Achom, ed. (17 February 2018). "Ex-Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Teams Up With BJP This Time". NDTV. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. "Report on the General Election to the 10th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2003" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2022.

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