Political parties entered Nagaland's assembly for the first time, led by a new regional party.

Nagaland Nationalist Organisation won 22 of Nagaland's 40 seats on offer.

That was just 1 seat above the 21-seat majority mark.

Its nearest rival, the United Front of Nagaland, won 10 seats.

The party that came out on top this time hadn't existed at the previous election, when independent candidates led the way instead.

NNO went from 0 seats to 22.

Independent candidates saw their own numbers collapse, down to just 8 of the 40 seats.

Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — rose sharply too.

It climbed by +28.1 pp percentage points, to 78.2%.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

The tightest race was in Anuglenden, Nagaland, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 8 votes.

At the other extreme, Dimapur, Nagaland saw the widest margin of the night, with the winner ahead by 63.7% of the vote.

The highest turnout was in Tuli, Nagaland, at 99.4%.

The largest electorate belonged to Dimapur Town, Nagaland, with 7,917 people registered to vote.

This was the state's second election since gaining full statehood.