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[[Legislative Assembly elections in India]] were conducted for [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] and [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] in 1964.<ref name="NagalandECI1964"/><ref name="PuducherryECI1964"/> | [[Legislative Assembly elections in India]] were conducted for [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]] and [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]] in 1964.<ref name="NagalandECI1964"/><ref name="PuducherryECI1964"/> | ||
==Nagaland== | ===Nagaland=== | ||
{{Main|1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election}} | {{Main|1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election}} | ||
[[Nagaland]] was granted the statehood on 1 December 1963, and the first state assembly elections were held on January 10–16, 1964.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://statistics.nagaland.gov.in/subpageframe.aspx?val=243 | title=1st General Election to the Legislative Assembly, Nagaland | work=Government of Nagaland | date=1964 | access-date=3 October 2018 | archive-date=3 October 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003221035/http://statistics.nagaland.gov.in/subpageframe.aspx?val=243 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Naga Nationalist Organization (NNO) won 33 out of 46 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The National Democratic Party (NDP) won 11 seats in the Legislative Assembly.<ref name="NagalandECI1964">{{cite web | url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_NL_64.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 : To the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indianagas-1947-present/ | title=17. India/Nagas (1947–present)| work=University of Central Arkansas | access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> | [[Nagaland]] was granted the statehood on 1 December 1963, and the first state assembly elections were held on January 10–16, 1964.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://statistics.nagaland.gov.in/subpageframe.aspx?val=243 | title=1st General Election to the Legislative Assembly, Nagaland | work=Government of Nagaland | date=1964 | access-date=3 October 2018 | archive-date=3 October 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003221035/http://statistics.nagaland.gov.in/subpageframe.aspx?val=243 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Naga Nationalist Organization (NNO) won 33 out of 46 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The National Democratic Party (NDP) won 11 seats in the Legislative Assembly.<ref name="NagalandECI1964">{{cite web | url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_NL_64.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 : To the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indianagas-1947-present/ | title=17. India/Nagas (1947–present)| work=University of Central Arkansas | access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Puducherry== | {{Election results | ||
{{Main|1964 | |party1=Independents|votes1=62175|seats1=40 | ||
|invalid=544 | |||
|electorate=124166 | |||
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3632-nagaland-1964/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
===Puducherry=== | |||
{{Main|1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election}} | |||
Elections to the '''[[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]]''' of the Indian Union Territory of '''[[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]]''' took place on 23 August 1964.<ref name="r1">Rahman, S. A. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mV0wAQAAIAAJ The Beautiful India. Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139</ref> These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.<ref>Das, Manoj. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=acUtAAAAMAAJ Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20</ref> 21 seats were won by [[Indian National Congress]] while rest of the seats were won by [[Independent candidate|Independents]] and others.<ref name="PuducherryECI1964">{{cite web | url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 : To the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref> | Elections to the '''[[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]]''' of the Indian Union Territory of '''[[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]]''' took place on 23 August 1964.<ref name="r1">Rahman, S. A. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=mV0wAQAAIAAJ The Beautiful India. Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139</ref> These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.<ref>Das, Manoj. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=acUtAAAAMAAJ Pondicherry]''. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20</ref> 21 seats were won by [[Indian National Congress]] while rest of the seats were won by [[Independent candidate|Independents]] and others.<ref name="PuducherryECI1964">{{cite web | url=https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1964/StatReport_PY_64.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 : To the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref> | ||
The results of 1964 election were summarized below:<ref name="reference1990">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2rpVAAAAYAAJ|title=The Story of Congress Pilgrimage: 1964–1970|work=A.M.Zaidi|volume=6|publisher=Indian Institute of Applied Political Research, New Delhi|year=1990|isbn=9788185355528}}</ref>{{rp|38}} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- valign="top" | |||
!||Parties and Coalitions | |||
! Won | |||
! Votes | |||
! Vote % | |||
! Change | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| || style="text-align:left;"|[[Indian National Congress]] | |||
| align="right"|22{{refn|group=note|One candidate elected uncontested}} | |||
| align="right"| 91,338 | |||
| align="right"| 54.3 | |||
| align="right"|{{increase}}1 | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Popular Front}}"| || style="text-align:left;"|People's Front | |||
| align="right"|4 | |||
| align="right"|30,495 | |||
| align="right"| 31.6 | |||
| align="right"|{{decrease}}9 | |||
|- | |||
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}"| || style="text-align:left;"|[[Independent politician|Independents]] | |||
| align="right"| 4 | |||
| align="right"|46,218 | |||
| align="right"| 27.5 | |||
| align="right"|{{decrease}}1 | |||
|} | |||
{{reflist|group=note}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Legislative Assembly elections
Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Nagaland Legislative Assembly and Puducherry Legislative Assembly in 1964.[1][2]
Nagaland
Nagaland was granted the statehood on 1 December 1963, and the first state assembly elections were held on January 10–16, 1964.[3] Naga Nationalist Organization (NNO) won 33 out of 46 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The National Democratic Party (NDP) won 11 seats in the Legislative Assembly.[1][4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | 62,175 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Total | 62,175 | 100.00 | 40 | |
| Valid votes | 62,175 | 99.13 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 544 | 0.87 | ||
| Total votes | 62,719 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 124,166 | 50.51 | ||
| Source: ECI[5] | ||||
Puducherry
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry took place on 23 August 1964.[6] These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.[7] 21 seats were won by Indian National Congress while rest of the seats were won by Independents and others.[2]
The results of 1964 election were summarized below:[8]:38
| Parties and Coalitions | Won | Votes | Vote % | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 22[note 1] | 91,338 | 54.3 |  1
| |
| People's Front | 4 | 30,495 | 31.6 |  9
| |
| Independents | 4 | 46,218 | 27.5 | 1
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- ↑ One candidate elected uncontested
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 : To the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 : To the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "1st General Election to the Legislative Assembly, Nagaland". Government of Nagaland. 1964. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "17. India/Nagas (1947–present)". University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1964 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ Rahman, S. A. The Beautiful India. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139
- ↑ Das, Manoj. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20
- ↑ The Story of Congress Pilgrimage: 1964–1970. 1990. ISBN 9788185355528.
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