Official results for the 1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 34 out of 60.
Total seats: 60. Majority mark: 30.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 34 | 39.8% |
| NND | 18 | 30.9% |
| IND | 7 | 20.2% |
| NPP | 1 | 8.9% |
| BJP | 0 | 0.2% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOI | W. EYONG | INC | 19.8% |
| AGHUNATO | SHRI: KIHOTO HOLLON | INC | 3.3% |
| AKULUTO | KHETO | INC | 4.7% |
| ALONGTAKI | TIAMEREN AIER | INC | 5.2% |
| ANGETYONGPANG | AKUMBENBA | NPP | 2.1% |
| AONGLENDEN | NUNGSHIZENBA | INC | 20.6% |
| ARKAKONG | JONGPONGCHITEN | INC | 14.6% |
| ATOIZU | K.L.CHISHI | INC | 2.1% |
| BHANDARI | SHRI: T. KIKON | NND | 1.0% |
| CHAZOUBA | VAMUZO | NND | 13.9% |
| CHIZAMI | ZHOVEHU LOHE | INC | 4.3% |
| DIMAPUR-I | SHRI. HOKISHE SEMA | INC | 44.7% |
| DIMAPUR-II | S.I JAMIR | IND | 2.3% |
| DIMAPUR-III | VIHEPU YEPHTHOMI | IND | 15.8% |
| GHASPANI-I | SHIKIHO | INC | 20.2% |
| GHASPANI-II | ROKONICHA | NND | 0.6% |
| IMPUR | SHRI. T. CHUBA | IND | 7.2% |
| JANGPETKONG | SHRI: CHUBATEMJEN | INC | 12.8% |
| KOHIMA TOWN | J. B. JASOKIE | INC | 7.4% |
| KORIDANG | NOKZENKETBA | INC | 6.7% |
| LONGKHIM CHARE | THRINIMONG | IND | 4.2% |
| LONGLENG | M. CHENLOM | INC | 5.4% |
| MELURI | CHIEKHUTSO | NND | 7.1% |
| MOKA | A NYAMNYEI KONYAK | INC | 2.2% |
| MOKOKCHUNG TOWN | T. IMTIMEREN JAMIR | INC | 3.3% |
| MON TOWN | SHRI: S. YOKTEN | INC | 31.6% |
| MONGOYA | N. I. JAMIR | INC | 41.1% |
| NOKLAK | SEDEM | NND | 2.5% |
| NOKSEN | C. CHONGSHEN CHANG | INC | 19.6% |
| NORTHERN ANGAMI-I | SHURHOZELIE | NND | 0.1% |
| NORTHERN ANGAMI-II | K. V. KEDITSU | IND | 1.0% |
| PEREN | BANGDI LHEILUNG | NND | 7.4% |
| PFUTSERO | THENUCHO | NND | 3.7% |
| PHEK | VEJOI | NND | 2.4% |
| PHOMCHING | Pohwang Konyak | INC | 11.7% |
| PUGHOBOTO | JOSHUA SUMI | INC | 2.8% |
| PUNGRO KIPHIRE | ROGHRONG | INC | 3.8% |
| SANIS | THOMAS NGULLIE | INC | 2.3% |
| SATAKHA | HOKHETO | INC | 0.5% |
| SEYOCHUNG SITIMI | YOPIKYU | NND | 13.1% |
| SHAMATOR CHESSORE | SHRI: ZUNGKUM | NND | 4.1% |
| SOUTHERN ANGAMI-I | DIETHO-O | IND | 15.7% |
| SOUTHERN ANGAMI-II | VIZADEL | INC | 1.8% |
| SURUHOTO | KIYEZHE AYE | INC | 0.1% |
| TAMLU | PANGJAK S. PHOM | INC | 3.8% |
| TAPI | NOKE WANGNAO | NND | 12.8% |
| TEHOK | T. P. MANLEM | NND | 1.7% |
| TENNING | H. L. SINGSON | INC | 0.6% |
| THONOKNYU | PONGON | NND | 3.9% |
| TIZIT | YEANGPHONG | INC | 18.8% |
| TOBU | A. SOPEN | NND | 3.4% |
| TSEMINYU | NILLO | INC | 7.5% |
| TUENSANG SADAR-I | Toyang Chang | INC | 24.6% |
| TUENSANG SADAR-II | SHRI: A. LAKIUMONG | INC | 14.9% |
| TULI | T. TALI | NND | 25.1% |
| TYUI | N. L. ODYUO | NND | 7.3% |
| WAKCHING | CHINGWANG | INC | 12.5% |
| WESTERN ANGAMI | SHURHOZELIE | NND | 10.6% |
| WOKHA | SHRI: JOHN LOTHA | IND | 3.5% |
| ZUNHEBOTO | GHUTOSHE | INC | 12.2% |