NAGALAND POLL 20 dead, many injured
Z P A -Reuter—Copyright, NEW TELHI, Feb 17. Voters in India’s turbulent □order state of Nagaland last night ended a three-day Legislative Assembly elecion during which nationalist violence left ') people dead ind dozens injured. The results, expected later I this week, will probably in-' Jicate the extent of Naga tribal loyalty to the Indian federation, which rebel Nagas disown Officials say that more! than 75 per cent of the electoiate voted, in spite of vio 1 l ent ncidents Earlier, Army and para military forces had enforced strict security after guer-I rillas fighting for Nagaland's! complete independence haul ‘hreatened to disrupt polling' in areas with st.ong anti . tue'rilia candidates. The eLcuon was for the] SO -eats in the State Assern i , bly. which governs a jungled! exion of mountains and ! hills near the Burmese boi ; ler. Its people are mostly] netnbers of more than a; dozen principle tribes, and t many five in remote valleys, i
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33463, 19 February 1974, Page 16
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