Kohima, May 4 (IANS) BJP candidate Daochier I. Imchen has taken an early lead in the Koridang Assembly constituency bypoll in Nagaland, ahead by around 3,100 votes over his nearest rival, Independent candidate Major Toshikaba (Retd). The by-election was held on April 9. Counting of votes is underway, with initial trends indicating a good performance by the BJP nominee.After the second round of counting, Imchen secured 7,317 votes. Independent candidates Major Toshikaba (Retd) and Imtiwapang Kich…
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Kohima, May 4 (IANS) The counting of votes for the Koridang Assembly constituency bypoll in Nagaland, for which the election was held on April 9, commenced at 8 a.m. on Monday under multi-layer security arrangements, officials said. Election officials said that, as per the Election Commission guidelines, postal ballots were being counted first, followed by votes stored in the EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), and there will be three rounds of counting at the Mokokchung District Deputy Commissio…
Kohima, April 10 (IANS) More than 82.21 per cent of the 22,390 eligible voters exercised their franchise in the by-election to the Koridang Assembly constituency in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district, officials said on Friday. However, this turnout is lower than the 88.06 per cent of 21,740 voters recorded during the 2023 Assembly elections.Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Bhagyashree Banayat stated that polling for the by-election was conducted smoothly on Thursday, registering an overall v…
Kohima, April 9 (IANS) Voting for the by-election to the Koridang Assembly constituency in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district began on Thursday morning amid heavy security arrangements, election officials said. A large number of voters, including women, were seen standing in queues at most of the 30 polling stations across the Assembly segment, indicating an enthusiastic turnout. Polling commenced at 7 a.m. and will continue without any break until 4 p.m. in the constituency.A total of 22,390 elig…
Kohima, March 21 (IANS) A multi-cornered electoral contest is likely in the April 9 by-election to the Koridang Assembly constituency in Mokokchung district of Nagaland, with major political parties having already announced their candidates. After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally, the National People’s Party (NPP), the opposition Congress on Saturday announced its nominee for the crucial Assembly seat.Congress General Secretary (Organisation), K.C. Venugopal, said in a statement tha…
Agartala/Kohima, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its candidates for the April 9 by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the Northeastern states of Tripura and Nagaland.According to a notification issued by election authorities in both states, the filing of nominations began on March 16, while the last date for submission is March 23. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on March 24, and the final date for withdrawal of candidatures is March 26…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee on Thursday finalised candidates for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Goa, Nagaland, Karnataka and Tripura. The high-level meeting, chaired by senior leader Nitin Naveen, was held on Wednesday at the party headquarters here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and all other members of the Central Election Committee were present.After detailed deliberations…