Northern Angami Result 2023: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio Retains His Seat, Wins Big Again
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Northern Angami Result 2023 Live Updates: Nagaland Chief Minister and NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio has continued his winning street from the Northern Anagima-II seat as he won again by a whopping margin of 15, 824 votes. He secured 16,749 votes while Congress Seyievilie Sachu could manage only 1,198 votes.
He is the only CM of the state to have served three consecutive terms (2003–08, 2008–13 and 2013–14). Rio was first elected to Nagaland Legislative Assembly as Congress (I) candidate from the Northern Angami-II constituency during the 7th General Elections of 1989. He was appointed as the Minister for Sports and School Education and subsequently as Minister for Higher & Technical Education and Art & Culture; also served as Chairman in Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation, Nagaland Khadi & Village Industries Board and Development Authority of Nagaland.
Rio was again elected from the same Constituency in 1993 as Congress (I) candidate and appointed as Minister for Works & Housing. As a member of the Indian National Congress, Rio was Nagaland’s Home Minister as part of the cabinet headed by S. C. Jamir from 1998 till 2002 when he resigned from the ministry accusing Chief Minister S. C. Jamir of blocking a negotiated settlement of the vexed Naga issue.
After resigning from Congress, Rio joined Naga People’s Front (NPF). NPF partnered with other Naga regionalist parties and the state branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under his leadership to form the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN). This coalition won the 2003 state elections, bringing the 10-year-long rule of the Indian National Congress in the state to an end. Rio was given the responsibility to serve the state as the Chief Minister. He assumed office on March 6, 2003.
Before completing his first term, Rio was dismissed as Chief Minister when President’s Rule was imposed on Nagaland on January 3, 2008. However, his party emerged as the single largest party in the ensuing elections and Rio, as the leader of DAN, was invited by the state Governor to form the government on March 12, 2008. During the 2013 Nagaland State elections, NPF won a thumping majority and Rio was re-elected as Chief Minister for a third term.
In 2014, Neiphiu Rio resigned from his post after being elected in the Lok Sabha and then TR Zeliang took charge as the Chief Minister. Rio was again made the CM in 2018 after BJP-NDPP alliance won the polls.
Northern Angami Result 2023: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio Wins By Over 15,000 Votes
Northern Angami Result 2023: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio wins by 15,824 votes. He secured 16,749 votes while Congress Seyievilie Sachu could manage only 1,198 votes.
Northern Angami Result 2023: CM Neiphiu Rio Inching Towards Victory, Margin Increases To Over 11,000 Votes
Northern Angami Result 2023: CM Neiphiu Rio is inching towards victory from the seat of Northern Angami-II. He is leading with a whopping margin of 11,561 votes.
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