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Nagaland Assembly Election, 2008

60 seats · 34 changed party since 2003

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Party standings

Nagaland Assembly Election, 2008 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Naga Peoples Front — 26 seatsIndian National Congress — 23 seatsIndependent — 7 seatsBharatiya Janata Party — 2 seatsNationalist Congress Party — 2 seats3160of 60 seats
  • NPF26
  • INC23
  • IND7
  • BJP2
  • NCP2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
NPFNaga Peoples Front2643%3,80,96433.6%56
INCIndian National Congress2338%4,11,10036.3%60
INDIndependent712%1,48,29713.1%33
BJPBharatiya Janata Party23%60,6275.3%23
NCPNationalist Congress Party23%45,3974.0%8
RJDRashtriya Janata Dal00%74,2986.6%25

+ 5 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Nagaland Assembly Election, 2008 · winner by seat

60 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 31

2008 · selected
Majority 31
NPF26INC23IND7BJP2NCP2
2003 · previous
Majority 31

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 2003 → 2008

2003 2008· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
29.8
33.6
35.9
36.3
4.4
13.1
10.9
5.3
2.0
4.0
0.0
6.6
5.8
0.3
NPFINCINDBJPNCPRJDJDU

Seat change

2008 seats minus 2003 seats

seats lostseats gained
NPF
19 → 26
+7
INC
21 → 23
+2
IND
4 → 7
+3
BJP
7 → 2
−5
NCP
0 → 2
+2
JDU
3 → 0
−3
NDM
5 → 0
−5
SAP
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 2003 → 2008

share lostshare gained
IND
4.4% → 13.1%
+8.7%
RJD
0.0% → 6.6%
+6.6%
NPF
29.8% → 33.6%
+3.9%
NCP
2.0% → 4.0%
+2.0%
INC
35.9% → 36.3%
+0.4%
JDS
0.0% → 0.3%
+0.3%
AITC
0.3% → 0.0%
−0.3%
SAP
1.2% → 0.0%
−1.2%
JDU
5.8% → 0.3%
−5.5%
BJP
10.9% → 5.3%
−5.5%

Biggest NPF–INC swings

Seats where the NPF-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 2003 → 2008. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (NPF share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward NPF; to the left, toward INC.

toward INCtoward NPF
Koridang
+87.0%
Dimapur-Iii
−69.6%
Alungtaki
+64.6%
Northern Angami -Ii
+57.3%
Aonglenden
+56.0%
Aghunato
+48.4%
Impur
−43.3%
Thonoknyu
+40.6%
Jangpetkong
+39.0%
Akuluto
−38.1%
Angetyongpang
−38.0%
Longkhim Chare
+36.6%