The Nagaland State Lottery is conducted three times a day: morning, day and night. Different lotteries are held daily and their names vary with respect to the distribution of prize money. However, the maximum prize offered in these lotteries is Rs 1 million, along with the super prize amount. The main categories of the daily lotteries are Dear Morning, Dear Day and Dear Evening, and all of them cost ₹6 per ticket.
This is a progressive tabular schedule of the Nagaland State Lottery:
Day 13:00 18:00 20:00
Monday Dear Dwarka Dear Desert Dear Finch
Tuesday Dear Godavari Dear Wave Dear Goose
Wednesday Dear Indo Dear Hill Dear Pelican
Thursday Dear Mahanadi Dear Lake Dear Sandpiper
Friday Dear Meghna Dear Mountain Dear Seagull
Saturday Dear Narmada Dear River Dear Stork
Sunday Dear Yamuna Dear Sea Dear Toucan
Ticket details
• Dear days
The serial ₹5.80 crore notes range from 42 to 99/ABCDEGHJKL, while the serial number will range from 00000 to 99999. The price of a single note is ₹6/-.
• Dear Day, 2.80 crore tickets will be printed in series 74 to 99/ABCDEGHJKL with serial number 00000 to 99999. The cost of each ticket is ₹6.
• Dear Night: Serials 30 to 99/ABCDEGHJKL followed by serial numbers 00000 to 99999 will be printed in a total of 7.00 crore tickets and the price of each ticket will be ₹6.
• Nagaland legalized lottery industry
In India, only 13 states have legalized the celebration and playing of lottery. Nagaland is one such state, where the practice has been legally permitted since 1967. Other states where lottery is legal include Assam, Mizoram, Kerala, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Sikkim. On the contrary, the rest of the states in India have imposed a complete ban on conducting and playing lottery games.
Where to find results
The result of Nagaland State Lottery can be seen on the web platforms of Lottery Sambad (লটারি সংবাদ), Dhankesari and Official Government Gazette. Typically, results are published shortly after the draws.
How to claim your prize
If you win a prize from the Nagaland State Lottery, you must follow these steps to claim your prize:
1. Submit the winning ticket along with a copy of the lottery claim form.
2. The bill must be whole and not torn.
3. Government-recognized photo identification and passport-size photographs must be attached to the claim form.
4. Manipulated or mutilated bills will not be accepted.
5. For prizes up to INR 10,000, payment can be made through the respective distributor, stockist, agent or seller authorized by the state government.
