1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election
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Elections to the
Nagaland Legislative Assembly The Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. Nagaland became a state of India on 1 December 1963 and after election in January 1964, the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 F ...
were held in November 1982 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in
Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
, India. The United Democratic Front—Progressive alliance, led by the
Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
won the most seats and
S. C. Jamir Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir (born 17 October 1931) is an Indian politician and former Governor of Odisha. He was Parliamentary Secretary to Jawaharlal Nehru and Deputy Minister under Indira Gandhi. He has served as the Chief Minister of Nagala ...
was appointed as the
Chief Minister of Nagaland The chief minister of Nagaland is the chief executive of the Indian state of Nagaland. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but '' de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following e ...
for his second term. The number of constituencies was set as 60 by the recommendation of the
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.


Result


Results by constituency


See also

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List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly The Nagaland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Nagaland. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Kohima, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless it is dis ...
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1982 elections in India Elections in the Republic of India in ''1982'' included elections to five state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha. Overall Results Legislative Assembly elections Haryana Himachal Pradesh Kerala Nagaland Wes ...


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Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
State Assembly elections in Nagaland
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...