There are best 4 ladies applicants withinside the fray for the Nagaland meeting elections, out of whom are fielded with the aid of using the NDPP and one every with the aid of using the BJP and the Congress
A overall 183 applicants out of 225 who filed nominations may be contesting withinside the resulting February 27 Nagaland meeting polls even as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Akuluto constituency became declared elected unopposed, stated the state`s leader electoral officer (CEO) V Shashank Shekhar following the closure of withdrawal of candidature on Friday.
Out of the 183 withinside the fray, best 4 are female. The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has nominated ladies applicants even as the BJP and the Congress have fielded one every.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio`s NDPP may be contesting in forty out of 60 seats even as its pre-ballot best friend BJP will contest in 20. The Congress has fielded 23 applicants, local Naga People`s Front has 22 and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 15.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the National People`s Party have fielded 12 every, the Republican Party of India (Athawale) 9, Janata Dal (United) 7, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has 3, Communist Party of India (CPI) and Rising People`s Party have one candidate every even as there are 19 impartial applicants.
The counting of votes will take area on March 2.