14th Nagaland Assembly
| 14th Nagaland Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Nagaland Legislative Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Nagaland, India | ||
| Meeting place | Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Thizama, Kohima, Nagaland 797003 | ||
| Election | 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election | ||
| Government | North-East Democratic Alliance | ||
| Opposition | None | ||
| Website | https://webtest.nagaland.gov.in | ||
| Members | 60 | ||
| Speaker | Sharingain Longkümer, NDPP | ||
| Deputy speaker | S Toiho Yeptho, NCP | ||
| Chief Minister | Neiphiu Rio, NDPP | ||
| Deputy Chief Minister | T. R. Zeliang, NDPP Yanthungo Patton, BJP | ||
The Fourteenth Nagaland Assembly is formed by the members elected in 2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. Election were held in 59 constituencies on 27th February 2023 and 1 member elected unopposed from Akuluto.[1] Votes were counted on 2nd March 2023.[2][3]
History
[edit]Incumbent North-East Democratic Alliance consists Bharatiya Janata Party and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party again gained majority in the house after won 37 (25 NDPP + 12 BJP).[4][5]
Hekani Jakhalu Kense from Dimapur III and Salhoutuonuo Kruse from Western Angami constituencies became first women MLAs in the history of Nagaland. Both get elected as NDPP candidates.[6][7]
Party wise distribution
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| Alliance | Party | No. of MLA's | Leader of the Party
in Assembly |
Leader's Constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-East Democratic Alliance[8][9] | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | 25 | 58 | Neiphiu Rio | Northern Angami II | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 12 | Yanthungo Patton | Tyüi | ||||
| Nationalist Congress Party | 7 | Er. Picto Shohe | Atoizü | ||||
| National People's Party | 5 | ||||||
| Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 2 | ||||||
| Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | 2 | ||||||
| Independent | 5 | ||||||
| None | Naga People's Front | 2 | |||||
| Total | 60 | ||||||
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nagaland assembly elections 2023: BJP's Kazheto Kinimi wins uncontested from Akuluto". Northeast Now. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Shobhit (18 January 2023). "Nagaland Assembly election 2023 to be held on February 27: Here is complete schedule". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland assembly election results: Key takeaways". The Times of India. 2 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Nagaland Election Results 2023 Live Updates: NDPP-BJP alliance wins with 37 seats; PM Modi says 'double engine will keep working for state's progress '". The Indian Express. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Baruah, Sukrita (2 March 2023). "Nagaland gets its first woman MLA: 'Only first battle won…will focus on youth and minorities'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Shekhar, Kumar Shakti (3 March 2023). "Meet first 2 women MLAs of Nagaland - Hekani Jakhalu, Salhoutuonuo Kruse". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Nagaland Set For Oppositionless Government, All Parties Back BJP Alliance". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Nagaland heading for oppositionless govt as parties support NDPP-BJP". Business Standard. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Tale of two Opposition parties in Nagaland | Pawar okays NCP support to NDPP-BJP govt, JD(U) disbands state unit". Deccan Herald. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Ten-time Nagaland MLA Noke Wangnao dies at 87". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2023.