Nagaland Election Result 2023: Hekani Jakhalu becomes first woman MLA in Nagaland after winning with a margin of 1536 votes representing Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Dimapur-III constituency. She was one of four female candidates in the Nagaland Assembly election this year.
Exit polls predict that the BJP will easily cross the majority threshold in the battle for 60 seats, taking 42 seats with its coalition partner, the National Democratic Progressive Party. Given the state of the opposition in Nagaland, the ruling coalition was far ahead of the race, and exit polls appear to be along the same lines, with the Congress receiving only one seat and the NPF (a once formidable force) receiving six.
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The counting of votes cast in the Nagaland assembly elections is currently underway. On February 27, the northeastern state voted, with approximately 85.79% of the population voting. The state made elaborate security arrangements ahead of the counting, including a three-tier cordoning system for counting EVMs across 16 election districts. Re-elections were held on Tuesday at four polling stations in Nagaland.
Breaking News – Nagaland gets its first female MLA since independence.
NDPP candidate Hekani Jakhalu wins election.
Congratulations.#NorthEastElections pic.twitter.com/8IrfL1BCd2
— News Arena India (@NewsArenaIndia) March 2, 2023
As the votes are counted, there are five constituencies to keep an eye out for: Northern Angami-I, where Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is running for re-election; Tyui, a stronghold of Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton; Phek, a stronghold of the NPF; Atoizu, from which the BJP’s only female candidate, Kahuli Sema, is running; and Dimapur III.
On Thursday, Nagaland made history by electing two women candidates, Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu, for the first time in the 2023 assembly election. Both candidates are members of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, which is in power (NDPP). While Salhoutuonuo Kruse won from the Western Angami AC and Hekani Jakhalu clinched Dimapur-III constituencies.
