Decoded | EP 97 | Why Nagaland gets the worst deal in Lok Sabha elections

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No matter how you see it, it is hard to argue that when it comes to Lok Sabha elections, no state gets as bad a deal as Nagaland. We are not trying to pit one state, community or tribe against another: what we simply wish to understand, and then explain, is why Nagaland, despite being such a huge state with so many diverse communities, gets just one Lok Sabha seat while all others get at least two.

Many may even argue that Mizoram and Sikkim also get one MP each but the electorate of Mizoram, and for that matter, Sikkim, is half that of Nagaland too. Even in Mizoram, which is often seen as a homogenous community even though it has non-Mizo communities like the Chakmas, the voting for Lok Sabha elections was subdued: the state witnessed the lowest voting among the northeast states. Why? Because locals felt little connection with the MP candidates.

In this episode of Decoded, we explain how having just one MP speak for an entire state means some communities never get the attention they deserve.

INTRO - 00:00 - 01:10
CHAPTER 1: THE CURIOUS CASE OF EASTERN NAGALAND? - 01:29 - 03:07
CHAPTER 2: ONE LEADER, 17 TRIBES - 03:08 - 04:46
CHAPTER 3: WHAT CAN AN MP DO? - 04:47 - 06:50
CREDENTIALS - 06:51 - 07:11

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