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Elections to the Nagaland state assembly are slated for Feb 23. Some facts at a glance: Number of seats: 60 State's population: 19,80,602 (2011 census) Total number of voters: 11,93,438 Male voters: 6,03,933 Female voters: 5,89,505 Number of candidates: 188 (Two women) Constituencies with maximum candidates: Sanis and Bhandari (six each) Main parties and their candidates: Bharatiya Janata Party (11), Congress (57), Nationalist Congress Party (15), Naga People's Front (60), Janata Dal-United (three), Rashtriya Janata Dal (two) and Independents (39). Electronic Voting Machines: 2,600 Number of polling stations: 2,023 Voter turnout in 2008 polls: 85 percent Party positions in 2008: NPF-26, Congress-23, Independents-7, BJP-2 and NCP-2
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