Dimapur, March 9 -- Nagaland deputy chief minister Y Patton informed the Nagaland assembly on Monday that there are 80 unfulfilled vacancies in the ongoing police constable recruitment in the state.

Replying to a starred question by MLA and adviser Tongpang Ozukum, whether some districts were unable to fill their allotted quota in the recruitment due to candidates failing the physical efficiency test, Patton said certain districts have indeed been unable to fill their allotted quota due to candidates failing the physical fitness test.

Ozukum sought details on the total number of posts that remain unfilled.

Replying to the query, Patton said Mokokchung has 43 unfilled posts, Longleng 1, Tseminyu 3 and Wokha 1, while Dimapur, Chumoukedima ...