NDPP sweeps historic civic polls in Nagaland, wins all 3 municipal councils, most town councils

The NDPP won 13 of the 23 seats in the Dimapur Municipal Council. The BJP won six seats, NPP bagged two, and two Independent candidates also won.

The ruling NDPP swept the civic body polls in Nagaland on June 29, winning all three municipal councils and most of the town councils, officials said.

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% 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 (NPF), 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.

In Phek Town Council in Phek district, NPF won seven of the nine seats.