Legislative Assembly elections Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Nagaland Legislative Assembly and Puducherry Legislative Assembly in 1964.
Nagaland
Nagaland was granted the statehood on 1 December 1963, and the first state assembly elections were held on January 10–16, 1964. 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.
Puducherry
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry took place on 23 August 1964.Rahman, S. A. The Beautiful India. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Reference Press, 2006. pp. 138–139 These were the first Legislative Assembly elections after the formation of the new Union Territory.Das, Manoj. Pondicherry. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1976. p. 20 21 seats were won by Indian National Congress while rest of the seats were won by Independents and others.
The results of 1964 election were summarized below: Parties and Coalitions Won Votes Vote % Change Indian National Congress 22 91,338 54.31 People's Front 430,495 31.69 Independents 446,218 27.5 1
See also 1962 elections in India
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