List of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Constituencies

Brief facts about Nagaland Legislative Assembly

As a result of the 16 point agreement signed between the Naga People’s Convention and the Government of India, Naga Hills Tuensang Area (NHTA) became a full-fledged State of Nagaland on 1st December 1963. Nagaland was the 16th State to be formed under India Union.

Nagaland Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature.

A unicameral legislature consists of only one chamber or legislative house.

Legislative assembly of a state in India is also known as ‘Vidhan Sabha’.

Whereas, the Parliament of India is a bicameral legislature with two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).

There is no nominated member in the House, all the members are elected representatives from various constituencies of Nagaland on the basis of adult franchise from single-seat constituencies.

The normal tenure of the House is five years unless dissolved sooner.

The speaker presides over the proceedings of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

Nagaland Legislative Assembly is in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.

First Nagaland Assembly Election

The first general elections to the Nagaland State Legislative Assembly was held in January 1964 and thereafter, Nagaland Legislative Assembly was formed on 11 February 1964.

There were only 40 constituencies during the first election in 1964.
(Source: Election Result 1964 – NLA)

Result of the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election in 1964:
1. Naga Nationalist Organisation Party: Won- 26 (13 Elected Uncontested)
2.Democratic Party: Won – 2 (1 Elected Uncontested)
3.Independent 2
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Total = 40

Total No.of Electorates during the first Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election in 1964: 1,24,231 (Source: Election Result 1964 – NLA)

No. of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Constituencies

There were only 40 constituencies during the first election in 1964. (Source: Election Result 1964 – NLA)

After Statehood, Special provisions were, however, made for the then Tuensang District, under which the District would have a Regional Council for a period of Ten years with the Deputy Commissioner as Chairman. The Regional Council also nominated tribal representatives to be the members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

It was only in 1973, at the end of the ten-year period that the Regional Council was abolished and the people of Tuensang district began to exercise their voting rights to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly elections along with the rest of the state starting from 1974.

In 1974, the strength of the Legislative assembly was increased to 60 members.

District Wise number of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Constituencies

Each constituency is a single seat to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. District-wise number of constituencies in Nagaland is as given below:

S.No	District	No. of Seats
1	DIMAPUR	5
2	KIPHIRE	2
3	KOHIMA	7
4	LONGLENG	2
5	MOKOKCHUNG	10 (highest)
6	MON	9
7	PEREN	2
8	PHEK	5
9	TUENSANG	7
10	WOKHA	4
11	ZUNHEBOTO	6
12	PUGHOBOTO*	1
	Total	60

*NOTE: PUGHOBOTO: Pugboboto is not actually a district but is a sub-division under Zunheboto district. However, for the purpose of elections, it is considered a separate district. So, under Zunheboto district, there are total 7 seats, if the special status of Pughoboto is ignored.

District with highest number of seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly: Mokokchung (10 seats)
District with lowest number of seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly: KIPHIRE,LONGLENG,PEREN with 2 seats each.

List of names of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Constituencies

S.NO	DISTRICT	CONSTITUENCY
1	DIMAPUR	Ghaspani I
2	DIMAPUR	Dimapur I
3	DIMAPUR	Ghaspani II
4	DIMAPUR	Dimapur II
5	DIMAPUR	Dimapur III
6	KIPHIRE	SEYOCHUNG SITIMI
7	KIPHIRE	Pungro Kiphire
8	KOHIMA	Northern Angami II
9	KOHIMA	Northern Angami I
10	KOHIMA	Kohima Town
11	KOHIMA	Southern Angami II
12	KOHIMA	Western Angami
13	KOHIMA	Southern Angami I
14	KOHIMA	Tseminyu
15	LONGLENG	Tamlu
16	LONGLENG	Longleng
17	MOKOKCHUNG	Impur
18	MOKOKCHUNG	Alongtaki
19	MOKOKCHUNG	Aonglenden
20	MOKOKCHUNG	Mokokchung Town
21	MOKOKCHUNG	Arkakong
22	MOKOKCHUNG	Koridang
23	MOKOKCHUNG	Tuli
24	MOKOKCHUNG	Angetyongpang
25	MOKOKCHUNG	Jangpetkong
26	MOKOKCHUNG	Monguya
27	MON	Wakching
28	MON	Aboi
29	MON	Moka
30	MON	Tobu
31	MON	Tapi
32	MON	Tizit
33	MON	Phomching
34	MON	Mon Town
35	MON	Tehok
36	PEREN	Peren
37	PEREN	Tenning
38	PHEK	Chazouba
39	PHEK	Phek
40	PHEK	Pfutsero
41	PHEK	Meluri
42	PHEK	Chizami
43	TUENSANG	Tuensang Sadar I
44	TUENSANG	Tuensang Sadar II
45	TUENSANG	Noksen
46	TUENSANG	Shamator Chessore
47	TUENSANG	Noklak
48	TUENSANG	Thonoknyu
49	TUENSANG	Longkhim Chare
50	WOKHA	Wokha Town
51	WOKHA	Bhandari
52	WOKHA	Tyui
53	WOKHA	Sanis
54	ZUNHEBOTO	Suruhuto
55	ZUNHEBOTO	Atoizu
56	ZUNHEBOTO	Akuluto
57	ZUNHEBOTO	Aghunato
58	ZUNHEBOTO	Zunheboto
59	ZUNHEBOTO	Satakha
60	PUGHOBOTO*	Pughoboto