A total of 11,71,389 electorate (excluding 21,995 electorate of 53 Tuensang Sadar-I) will decide the fate of 185 candidates for the 59 seats to the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly with an effective strength of 60 (polling in 53 Tuensang Sadar-I constituency has been adjourned following the death of sitting Congress member P. Chuba Chang.).
The actual figure of the electorate is 11, 93,384, comprising of 60,38,31 males and 58,95,53 females , with 97.32 % covered under photo voters’ list.
Out of 188 candidates, three candidate under 53 Tuensang Sadar-I are not in the fray, leaving 185 candidates, including the NCP candidate who retired from 3 Dimapur-III Assembly Constituency.
Chief Electoral Officer Nagaland Jane Alam informed Nagaland Post that the general election to the 12th House will be a one-day poll, February 23.
Two women candidates are in fray among 185 (Dr Yangerla, independent for 27 Mokokchung and BJP candidate Rhakila for 54 Tuensang Sadar-II).
There are 2023 polling stations spread out across 60 assembly constituencies including one auxiliary polling station in Kohima district.
A total of 174 polling parties already moved out by Thursday for their assigned duties as the Polling Stations are located far away from motorable roads. Another 1850 polling parties left for their respective polling stations Friday.
There are also a total of 76 women polling parties out of 11,359 polling personnel deployed for election duties. A total of 2440 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used for the conduct of Elections.
Seven political parties- Naga People’s Front (NPF), Indian National Congress (INC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), BJP, JD (U), RJD and United Nagaland Democratic Party (UNDP), including 38 Independent candidates, will be in the fray for Saturday’s poll.
The ECI has also undertaken unprecedented security coverage on all polling stations by deploying a total of 225 companies of Central Para-military Personnel(CPF) at various polling stations.
The CEO said the deployment was to ensure a peaceful conduct of free and fair polls
On security arrangements, it was informed that ECI has put in place ‘unprecedented security coverage’ by deploying 225 companies of Central Para-military Personnel (CPF) as against the demand for 230 companies to all the polling stations in the state. CEO said the deployment was to ensure peaceful conduct of free and fair polls.
The state has 2023 polling stations spread over 12 electoral districts, including Pughoboto, out of which 759 are have been identified are as ‘Hyper Sensitive,’ 698 as ‘Sensitive’ and 566 are as Normal.
INC Vrs NPF: Voters will decide which party- NPF or Congress- will emerge the winner, though it is largely felt that the verdict would be a hung house.
In 2003 elections Congress got 35.86 % of the votes and won 21 seats while the NPF got 29.76 % votes and won 19 seats but formed the government with a post-poll alliance.
Again in 2008 Congress got 36.28% of the votes and won 23 seats while the NPF got 33.62 % votes and won 26 seats and formed the government with other parties and independents.
Congress sources claim the party will emerge the single largest party with a minimum of 26 seats to form the next government with allies.
Congress has conceded not more than 20 for the ruling NPF. On the other hand, NPF has claimed it will win absolute majority of 34 seats.
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