In Nagaland's Khonoma, where women in village council 'cook or make tea', '90%' will vote for Mrs Kruse

Designated as Asias first green village, its promoted by the government of India as an eco-friendly tourist destination...

Campaigning for Kruse earlier this week, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had described the fielding of women as a decision that would change the history of the Nagaland assembly...

Among the other women in the fray are Hekani Jakhalu, who is fighting independent candidate Kahuto Chishi in the Dimapur III constituency, who is making waves with his pledge to fight an election without inducements to voters...

Women may not make the cut in the village when it comes to political decision-making, but they are still the ones who need to pitch in with the manual labour from carrying wooden logs for fire in baskets hanging from their heads to taking care of other domestic necessities..

According to data from Ashoka Universitys Trivedi Center for Political Data, a total of 21 female candidates have contested in eight of the 21 assembly and by-elections (preceding the current assembly election) held in Nagaland since the formation of the state..

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