S C Jamir loses Aonglenden bypoll
Kohima, May 13 (PTI)
Former Nagaland Chief Minister and senior Congress leader S C Jamir today lost the Aonglenden Assembly bypoll to ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate Toshikopba Longkumer by over 1,300 votes.
Jamir, the longest serving chief minister of Nagaland, had won from the Aonglenden seat in Mokokchong district a number of times in the past. He was staying away from the state for nearly a decade due to gubernatorial assignments in Goa and Maharashtra.
Bypoll for the Aonglenden seat was held on May 7 which saw a high voter turnout of about 88 per cent.
The by-poll was necessitated following the death of Congress MLA Nungshizenba Longkumer last year.
