2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election

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59 out of 60 seats (1 Unopposed) in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.62%[1]
First party Second party Third party   Leader T. R. Zeliang Neiphiu Rio Temjen Imma Along Party NPF NDPP BJP Alliance - NDA NDA Leader's seat Peren Northern Angami II Alongtaki Last election 38 new 1 Seats won 26 18 12 Seat change 12 18 11 Popular vote 389,912 253,090 153,864 Percentage 38.8% 25.2 15.3 Swing 8.2% new 15.3%
Seatwise result map of the election
Structure of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election T. R. Zeliang NPF Chief Minister after election Neiphiu Rio NDPP

The elections to the 13th Nagaland State Legislative Assembly was held on 27th February 2018 in 59 out of its 60 constituencies, with one member elected unopposed. The counting of votes took place on 3rd March 2018. The incumbent Naga People's Front (NPF) lost the elections, while Chief minister T. R. Zeliang retained his seat. Former NPF leader, Neiphiu Rio joined the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) before the elections. Subsequently, with two-thirds majority in the assembly, the NDPP-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance formed the government with Rio as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland.