The Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Nagaland will be held in a single phase on April 19. There is only one Lok Sabha constituency in Nagaland.
The winning candidate for the seat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections was Tokheho Yepthomi of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) with came into power after an alliance with the BJP.
Tokheho Yepthomi won with a voter percentage of 49.73 per cent, having 5,00,510 votes and carried the lead against the Congress's K L Chishi who gained 4,84,166 votes.
The lonely Lok Sabha seat ruled by the NDPP will see Congress as the principle challenger in the tribal Christian-dominated state.
The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday.
The other six phases for the elections are on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and Chandigarh will be held on May 25 and June 1, respectively.
Published 19 March 2024, 04:51 IST