Among the other candidates in the party's first list are S Amento Chisti from Dimapur II (ST), V Lasuh from Dimapur III (ST), Akavi Zhimomi from Ghaspani-I and Rosy Thomas from Tenning (ST). Assembly elections in Nagaland will be held on February 27 and the results declared on March 2. The last date for filing of nominations is February 7.
The Congress on Saturday (February 4) released its first list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Nagaland assembly polls 2023, fielding its state unit chief K Therie from Dimapur-I. The list was released after a meeting of the Central Election Committee, headed by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
"The Central Election Committee of the Congress has selected the candidates for the ensuing elections to the Legislative assembly of Nagaland," an official statement said.
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The NPCC wholeheartedly congratulates all the candidates on their selection. We wish them all a successful campaign. May the will of the people prevail. pic.twitter.com/Sb00zd0wH8
— Nagaland Congress (@INCNagaland)Among the other candidates in the party's first list are S Amento Chisti from Dimapur II (ST), V Lasuh from Dimapur III (ST), Akavi Zhimomi from Ghaspani-I and Rosy Thomas from Tenning (ST).
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Assembly elections in Nagaland will be held on February 27 and the results declared on March 2. The last date for filing of nominations is February 7.
In the 2018 Nagaland assembly elections, Naga Peoples Front (NPF) won 26 seats, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) won 18 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 12 seats, the National People's Party (NPP) won 2 seats, JD-U won 1 seat and 1 seat went to the Independent.
After the election, a coalition of NDPP and the BJP formed the state government, with Neiphiu Rio becoming Chief Minister.