Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Nagaland Legislative Assembly and Puducherry Legislative Assembly in 1964. [1] [2]
Nagaland was granted the statehood on 1 December 1963, and the first state assembly elections were held on January 10–16, 1964. [3] Naga Nationalist Organization (NNO) won 33 out of 46 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The National Democratic Party (NDP) won 11 seats in the Legislative Assembly. [1] [4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 62,175 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Total | 62,175 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Valid votes | 62,175 | 99.13 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 544 | 0.87 | ||
| Total votes | 62,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 124,166 | 50.51 | ||
| Source: ECI [5] | ||||
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry took place on 23 August 1964. [6] These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory. [7] 21 seats were won by Indian National Congress while rest of the seats were won by Independents and others. [2]
The results of 1964 election were summarized below: [8] : 38
| Parties and Coalitions | Won | Votes | Vote % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 22 [note 1] | 91,338 | 54.3 |  1 | |
| People's Front | 4 | 30,495 | 31.6 |  9 | |
| Independents | 4 | 46,218 | 27.5 | 1 |
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