Almost Zero Voting Recorded in 6 Nagaland Districts Till Noon

Kohima: Almost zero voting has been recorded across six districts in Nagaland till afternoon on Friday because of a call by the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation(ENPO).

The ENPO is demanding a separate administration with more financial autonomy.

The organization declared a ‘public emergency’ and called on locals to boycott the Lok Sabha polls.

The north-eastern state’s Chief Election Officer has issued a notice to the ENPO for disrupting the electoral process.

On March 30 the ENPO held a lengthy closed-door meeting with 20 MLAs and other organisations, at which they reiterated the decision to totally abstain from the Lok Sabha election. The following day the ENPO told the Election Commission of India about their move to not cast votes in the election.

In 2023, the ENPO gave a similar abstention call before the Assembly election. But the call was withdrawn following an assurance from Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Nagaland has one Lok Sabha seat.