Altogether 523 candidates from 11 political parties were in the fray. NDPP fielded the highest number of candidates at 178, followed by BJP at 44, Congress at 37, NPP at 22, NPF at 21 and NCP at 15. JD contested nine seats, RPI and LJP seven each, and Rising Peoples' Party one. Also, there were 182 Independent candidates.
NDPP emerged as the dominant force, securing a total of 152 seats across various Municipal and Town Councils.
The BJP also performed notably, winning 25 seats.
Independent candidates made a significant impact, claiming 56 seats. Other political parties collectively secured 44 seats.
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The ruling NDPP, a key BJP ally led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, swept the civic body polls in Nagaland on Saturday, winning all three municipal councils and most of the town councils, officials said.
This win was necessary... and will put the NDPP-BJP and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on forward march.
The polling for the 24 urban local bodies three municipal councils and 21 town councils spread across 10 districts was held on Wednesday through ballot papers. Nearly 82 per cent of the over 2.23 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the elections, they said.
NDPP won all three municipal councils Kohima, Mokokchung and Dimapur, they added.
Of the 21 town councils, the NDPP secured a majority in most. It could not win Wokha, Phek and Tuli, while it did not field candidates in Bhandari and Niuland town councils.
In the Wokha Town Council, NDPP won seven out of 15 seats, while NCP bagged five and BJP got three seats.
The Naga Peoples' Front , which has only two seats in the assembly Bhandari and Phek, got a majority in both town councils. In Bhandari Town Council in Wokha district, NPF won six of the nine wards, while the BJP and JDU got one each, and the remaining one was won by an Independent candidate.
The NDPP won majority in three municipal councils—Kohima(14/19), Mokokchung (15/18), and Dimapur(13/23).
Rio-Chingwang Konyak led NDPP could not win majority in Wokha, Bhandari, and Phek, where other parties like NCP and NPF gained ground.
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