Elections in Nagaland

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Elections in Nagaland are conducted to elect members of the Lok Sabha and members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

Legislative assembly elections

Lok Sabha elections

ElectionMemberParty
1967 S. C. Jamir Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1971 A. Kevichüsa United Front of Nagaland
1977 Rano M. Shaiza United Democratic Front
1980 Chingwang Konyak Independent
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Shikiho Sema
1991 Imchalemba Nagaland Peoples Council
1996 Indian National Congress
1998 K. Asungba Sangtam
1999
2004 W. Wangyuh Konyak Nagaland People's Front
2009 C. M. Chang
2014 Neiphiu Rio
2018 (By Poll) Tokheho Yepthomi Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2019

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