AMN
Nagaland is known for very high voter turnouts that are often more than 80 percent. Allegations of buying and selling of votes, as part of the electoral transaction between a candidate and voters in a constituency, has been common for many years in this small hill state. Despite this, some signs of change for the better are now visible these days in various villages, through the Clean Election Campaign, a movement that was initiated by the Churches under the banner of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council.
As Nagaland goes to poll on February 27, many village councils in Nagaland have come forward in resolving to endorse the Clean Election Movement and Model Code of Conduct enforced by the Election Commission of India. Kohima Village, also known as Bara Basti, the second largest village in Asia is one among those village council, that has adopted resolutions for clean and fair election. Every citizen from Kohima village have been sensitised about their voting rights, and more so the village council has also come out with strict conditions that no political parties can campaign so as to enhance the clean election campaign.