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Nagaland Assembly elections today, a look at key constituencies, candidates

The voting for Nagaland Assembly elections for 59 seats is to be held today in a single phase, deciding the fate of 183 candidates

Polling personnel killed, 12 others injured in Nagaland accident

One polling personnel was killed and 12 others were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident near Thillong bridge in Doyang. The polling officials were on their way to Sungro for election duty in the Sungro sector of the Sanis Assembly constituency, according to officials.The apparent cause of the accident seems to be a mechanical failure. The injured people have been transported to the District Hospital Wokha.A new team of polling personnel along with polling materials/machinery from the reserve polling personnel have been dispatched from the Wokha headquarters.EVM machines will be replaced from the reserve if required, said Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer, Wokha Ajit Kumar Ranjan.Nagaland along with Meghalaya is scheduled to go for polls on Monday, February 27.

Maharashtra Assembly bypolls: 41.1% voter turnout in Chinchwad till 5pm

A voter turnout of 41.1 per cent was recorded till 5 pm on Sunday in Chinchwad Assembly seat and 45.25 per cent in Kasba Assembly seat in Maharashtra, with several of those standing in the voting queue speaking about better roads, proper waste management and adequate water supply being the issues they want addressed. According to political analysts, the results of these bypolls, which saw a high-voltage campaign by senior leaders from various parties, will set the tone for the forthcoming elections in the state, including of the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and other civic bodies. The bypolls in Kasba and Chinchwad were necessitated due to the death of their respective Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Mukta Tilak and Laxman Jagtap. In the Kasba Assembly seat in Pune city, there is a contest between BJP's Hemant Rasane and Congress's Ravindra Dhangekar, who is supported by the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena

Nagaland braces for tough contest as polling set to be held tomorrow

Nagaland will elect a new government on Monday, with the polling set to begin at 7 am amid tight security

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'Nagas should change mindset that women can't be in decision-making bodies'

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has stressed the need for people of the state to change their mindset that Naga women cannot be in decision-making bodies. The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), headed by Rio, has fielded two women candidates in Western Angami and Dimapur-III constituencies. Nagaland is yet to get a woman MLA in the 60-member House since it got statehood in 1963. The NDPP manifesto envisages gender equality, Rio said on Thursday. Altogether four women candidates have filed nominations for the February 27 elections. Besides the two NDPP nominees, the Congress and the BJP have put up women candidates in Tenning and Atoizu seats respectively. Women's representation is a contentious issue in Nagaland. In 2017, two persons were killed in clashes during bands called by tribal bodies opposed to Urban Local Body election. These organisations have been opposing the polls with 33 per cent reservation for women, stating that it infringes on the special righ

Drugs, cash valued at Rs 37 cr seized in pre-poll raids in Nagaland

Authorities in Nagaland have seized contraband and cash, valued at around Rs 37 crore, since the announcement of the Assembly polls on January 18, officials said on Monday

BJP manifesto promises package for east Nagaland, Naga culture preservation

The BJP has released its manifesto for the upcoming Nagaland assembly elections, promising a special package for the eastern part of the state and establishment of a board for the holistic development of the region if the party returns to power for the second time in a row. The BJP and its ally NDPP are contesting the February 27 assembly elections with a 20:40 seat-sharing arrangement. In its manifesto released by party president JP Nadda on Tuesday, the saffron party also announced a slew of measures for creating infrastructure, economic advancement, and boosting healthcare and agriculture, besides skill development. We will work with the central government to expedite the construction of the Trans-Nagaland Highway to enable easy access across districts, especially from eastern Nagaland, it stated. Eastern Nagaland was in the news recently as there was a vote boycott call by an organisation spearheading an agitation demanding a separate state comprising six districts of the area.

Nagaland Assembly polls: 183 candidates in fray for 60 seats across state

After withdrawal of candidature by a Cong candidate, Nagaland Assembly election will witness a total of 183 candidates in the fray for 60 seats, Chief Electoral Officer, V Shashank Shekhar said

Nagaland's Seyochung Sitimi constituency resolves 'one man one vote'

To ensure the conduct of a free and fair election, the Seyochung Sitimi village in poll-bound Nagaland has made a strong resolution with the motto of 'one man one vote'

'Nagaland needs BJP', says video released ahead of Assembly polls

Ahead of the February 27 Assembly polls, the BJP has released a video 'Nagaland needs BJP' seeking votes from the people of the state

Five injured, vehicles damaged in pre-poll violence in Nagaland: Police

At least five people were injured and several vehicles were damaged in pre-poll violence in Nagaland, police said on Sunday. National People's Party (NPP) and LJP supporters clashes in Thonoknyu assembly seat in Noklak district on Sunday afternoon. Four people sustained minor injuries as the supporters of both parties engaged in heavy stone-pelting. The situation was brought under control following the deployment of state police, Indian Reserve Battalion and Border Security Force (BSF), a police officer said. In another incident, one person was injured and five vehicles were damaged after unidentified people pelted the convoy of NPP state president Andrew Ahoto Sema with stones while he was returning from election campaigning near Thoktsur in Kiphire district on Sunday evening. In Dimapur, unidentified people fired some blank shots near the residence of NDPP candidate from Dimapur II assembly seat in Indisen village on Saturday night. A member of Indisen Youth Organisation claimed

Women's group gears up to restrict liquor supply during Nagaland polls

Nagaland is a dry state but with the February 27 Assembly election campaign gaining momentum, a women's organisation in Phek district has set up check-gates to restrict the flow of liquor offered as inducement to voters in the district during the poll process. Phek is occupied by Chakhesang and Pochury tribes having five assembly constituencies with four seats in Chakhesang area and also has some villages in Meluri constituency of the Pochury tribe. Concerned about the ill effects of liquor and also liquor offered as inducement during Assembly elections, the womenfolk of the Chakhesang Naga tribe under the Chakhesang Mothers' Association (CMA) have put up around 100 check-points in their area, Zhonel Tunyi, president of CMA, the apex body of womenfolk for Chakhesang community in Phek district told PTI here. "During elections the flow of liquor as inducement is very high while many people get into physical fights and clashes in support of candidates becoming enemies and even leading

Top BJP leaders including Rijiju to campaign in poll-bound Nagaland

Top BJP leaders, including Union ministers Kiren Rijiju and Sarbananda Sonowal, and the party's BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh, will campaign for the February 27 elections in Nagaland on Friday. Law Minister Rijiju will address a rally at Longwa public ground, and later attend meetings in Phomching and Tizit constituencies in the Mon district, state BJP media cell convenor Sapralu said on Thursday. Ports Minister Sonowal, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton, will address public rallies at Wokha and Mon town, she said. Santhosh will visit Tuensang, Mokokchung and Zunheboto, she added The BJP is fighting the assembly election in Nagaland in alliance with the ruling NDPP. While the BJP is contesting 19 seats, the NDPP is fighting in 40 seats. The BJP has already won the Akuluto seat in Zunheboto district without a contest.

Assembly poll: Union Minister Athawale addresses election rally in Nagaland

Union Minister and RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale addressed a poll rally on Monday at Tsemenyu district, Nagaland, for the party's candidate Ar Loguseng Semp

Ahead of assembly elections, police beefed up security across Nagaland

Ahead of the upcoming Nagaland assembly polls, Nagaland Police has beefed up security and patrols across the state

BJP broke alliance in Meghalaya to contest all seats, become stronger: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP broke its alliance with the NPP before the elections in Meghalaya so that it can contest all 60 assembly seats and emerge stronger. Addressing an election rally in the North Tura constituency, he appealed to the people to vote for the BJP, promising to end corruption in the state. "Due to mismanagement and corruption in the state, in 2022-23, the deficit was Rs 1849 crore. It's a huge amount for a small state like Meghalaya. As per an RBI report, Meghalaya is developing at the slowest pace in the country," he said. "Make BJP a strong party in the state and we will end corruption," he told the rally. The BJP, which was part of the NPP-led MDA government, is contesting all 60 seats in the February 27 elections. "We broke alliance (with NPP) in Meghalaya so that the BJP can contest all the seats and emerge as a strong party," he said. Listing the development initiatives taken by the Centre for the region, he said the PM-DevINE sch

Meghalaya govt denied permission for PM Modi's rally in Tura: BJP

BJP national secretary Rituraj Sinha on Sunday questioned the National People's Party govt in poll-bound Meghalaya for denying permission for holding a rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tura.

Meghalaya man arrested for sharing video of EVM that showed votes go to BJP

A man was arrested in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district for allegedly sharing a video on social media which purportedly showed that any button pressed on an EVM leads to a vote in favour of the BJP, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor said on Saturday. The man, identified as Bolong R Sangma, had on February 16 shared the clip, alleging that EVMs were manipulated, he said. Sangma was arrested after the returning officer of Rongjeng assembly constituency filed a police complaint, he added. A case was filed against him under IPC section 171G, which deals with false statement in connection with an election, Kharkongor said. EVMs or electronic voting machines are tamper-proof and go to factory reset mode if any manipulation is attempted, he said, adding that numerous safeguards are present at every level.

VPP to review border pact with Assam if elected to power: Manifesto

The Voice of the People, a new political party in Meghalaya would review the inter-state boundary MoU signed with Assam and will root out corruption in the state, if elected to power in the February 27 assembly election, the party manifesto said. The Voice of People (VPP) was formed by former MLA Ardent Basaiawmoit. The party will root out corruption and would also institute CBI inquiry into the alleged scams and excesses of the National People's Party-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, it said. Releasing the party's manifesto on Monday here, Basaiawmoit said the VPP would review the interstate boundary border agreement signed with Assam last year and would pressurise the Government of India to put the state under the umbrage of special protective provisions of Article 371 of the Constitution of India. "In order to safeguard the indigenous tribal cultures and customs, the party is committed to pursue and pressurise the Government of India for extension of the special ..