1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

← 1977 10 November 1982 1987 →
All 60 seats in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	596,453
Majority party Minority party   Leader S. C. Jamir John Bosco Jasokie Party INC NND Leader's seat Aonglenden Kohima Town Seats before 15 Seats won 24 24 Seat change 9 New Popular vote 32.08% 32.01%
CM before election John Bosco Jasokie Naga National Democratic Party Elected CM S. C. Jamir United Democratic Front—Progressive

Elections to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly were held in November 1982 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Nagaland, India. The United Democratic Front—Progressive alliance, led by the Indian National Congress won the most seats and S. C. Jamir was appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland for his second term. The number of constituencies was set as 60 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.^[1]