2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

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]

2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election
26 February 2003
All 60 seats in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,014,841
Turnout87.85%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Neiphiu Rio S.C. Jamir Hokishe Sema
Party NPF INC BJP
Leader since 2002
Leader's seat Northern Angami-II Aonglenden Dimapur-I
Seats before New 53
Seats won 19 21 7
Seat change New Decrease32 New
Popular vote 29.76% 35.86% 10.88%
CM before election

S. C. Jamir
INC

 Elected CM

Neiphiu Rio
NPF

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
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress318,67135.8621–32
Naga People's Front264,53429.7619New
Bharatiya Janata Party96,65810.887New
Nationalist Democratic Movement84,6999.535New
Janata Dal (United)51,5625.803New
Samata Party10,4561.181New
Nationalist Congress Party17,7261.990New
All India Trinamool Congress2,9510.330New
Rashtriya Lok Dal1,7960.200New
Nagaland Democratic Party4230.050New
Independents39,2854.424–3
Total888,761100.00600
Valid votes888,76199.69
Invalid/blank votes2,7360.31
Total votes891,497100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,014,84187.85
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members
#ConstituencyReserved for
(ST/None)		CandidateParty
1Dimapur INoneHokishe SemaBharatiya Janata Party
2Dimapur IISTHewotoNaga People's Front
3Dimapur IIIKihoto HollohonNationalist Democratic Movement
4Ghaspani IH. Khekiho ZhimomiNaga People's Front
5Ghaspani IIRokonichaIndian National Congress
6TeningT.R. ZeliangIndian National Congress
7PerenVatsu MeruNaga People's Front
8Western AngamiKiyanilie PeseyieNaga People's Front
9Kohima TownZ. ObedNaga People's Front
10Northern Angami IShürhozelie LiezietsuNaga People's Front
11Northern Angami IINeiphiu RioNaga People's Front
12TseminyüR. KhingJanata Dal (United)
13PughobotoHuskaJanata Dal (United)
14Southern Angami IMedokulIndian National Congress
15Southern Angami IIViswesül PusaIndian National Congress
16PfütseroKewekhapeNaga People's Front
17ChizamiDeo NukhuSamata Party
18ChozubaThenucho TunyiNaga People's Front
19PhekKüzholüzo NienüNaga People's Front
20MeluriYitachuNaga People's Front
21TuliT. TaliIndian National Congress
22ArkakongTakatiba Masa AoIndian National Congress
23ImpurNüngsangyapangIndian National Congress
24AngetyongpangJonshilembaIndependent
25MongoyaS. Süpongmeren JamirIndian National Congress
26AonglendenS.C. JamirIndian National Congress
27Mokokchung TownNüngshizenbaIndian National Congress
28KoridangImkong ImchenIndependent
29JangpetkongI. ImkongIndian National Congress
30AlongtakiTiamerenBharatiya Janata Party
31AkulutoKhetoNaga People's Front
32AtoizuDoshihe Y. SeniaIndian National Congress
33SuruhotoKhutoviIndependent
34AghunatoTokhehoIndian National Congress
35ZünhebotoHukaviNationalist Democratic Movement
36SatakhaKaitoIndian National Congress
37TyüiYankithung YanthanIndian National Congress
38WokhaT.M. LothaBharatiya Janata Party
39SanisNkhao LothaNaga People's Front
40BhandariE.T. EzüngNationalist Democratic Movement
41TizitN. YeangphongNaga People's Front
42WakchingM.C. KonyakBharatiya Janata Party
43TapiNokeNaga People's Front
44PhomchingKongamIndian National Congress
45TehokW. WangyuhIndian National Congress
46Mon TownChingwangIndian National Congress
47AboiNyeiwangNaga People's Front
48MokaE.E. PangteangNaga People's Front
49TamluNyemli PhomIndian National Congress
50LonglengChenlom PhomJanata Dal (United)
51NoksenH. ChubaIndian National Congress
52Longkhim–ChareImtilemba SangtamBharatiya Janata Party
53Tuensang Sadar IP. ChubaIndependent
54Tuensang Sadar IIA. LakiumongBharatiya Janata Party
55TobuK. Naiba KonyakNaga People's Front
56NoklakP. LongonNaga People's Front
57ThonoknyuS. HenoNationalist Democratic Movement
58Shamator–ChessoreK. YamukamIndian National Congress
59Seyochung–SitimiC. Kipili SangtamNationalist Democratic Movement
60Pungro–KiphireT. TorochuBharatiya Janata Party

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. "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. Debanish Achom, ed. (17 February 2018). "Ex-Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Teams Up With BJP This Time". NDTV. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2003 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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