The Chief Electoral Officer, on Saturday, released the final list of candidates for the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly election which is scheduled to be conducted on 27 February 2023.
A day after the last date of withdrawal of candidature, the CEO informed that altogether 184 candidates from 13 political parties are in the fray.
Initially, a total of 225 candidates, including four women, filed their nominations but the nomination papers of 25 candidates were rejected during scrutiny, which was held 8 February.
On late Friday, the CEO had announced that 16 candidates had withdrawn their candidature from the forthcoming election in the state, thus bringing the number down to 184.
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On Friday, Kazheto Kinimi from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was also declared winner of 31 Akuluto Assembly constituency after his lone opponent, N. Khekashe Sumi from Indian National Congress withdrew his candidature.
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