The Election Commission of India (ECI), in consultation with the State Government of Nagaland, has designated Vyasan R, IAS as the new Chief Electoral Officer for Nagaland.
After the withdrawal of candidature by a Congress candidate, the Nagaland Assembly election will witness a total of 183 candidates in the fray for 60 seats, Chief Electoral Officer, V Shashank Shekhar said on Saturday.
In an interesting development to conduct a free and fair election, two villages in Nagaland - Nihokhu Village under Nuiland District, Dimapur and the Thizama Village under Kohima District have come out with a strong resolution to not indulge in bribery in exchange for their votes in the comi