Over 82.42 per cent of Nagaland's 13.16 lakh voters cast their votes on Monday in the Assembly polls, held in 59 of the 60 constituencies amid tight security, election officials said.Polling percentage was 83.85 in the 2018 Assembly polls, and .
Polling for Assembly polls is on in Meghalaya and Nagaland, northeastern states the BJP rules in alliance with regional powers. In Meghalaya, the BJP is going it alone after a rift with Conrad Sangma's NPP and hopes to increase its tally.
The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the BJP are contesting the polls on a 40:20 seat-sharing basis. The Congress, which ruled the state till 2003 and does not have any member in the current House, has fielded 23 aspirants.
Nagaland Assembly Election LIVE: Voting to decide the electoral fate of 183 candidates contesting in 59 out of a total of 60 seats of Nagaland assembly began at 7 am on Monday. aaa