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Manipur · PC 2 · 1978 by-electionReserved (ST)
Outer Manipur (ST)
Winner — 1978 by-election
KAIHO
JNP 46.1%INC(I) 21.8%3 others 32.1%
Votes
1,03,892
46.1% share
Winning margin
54,853
24.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,25,243
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAIHO | 1,03,892 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | LOHII |  INC(I) | 49,039 | 21.8% |
| 3 | THANGKHOSEI | KNA | 44,016 | 19.5% |
| 4 | T.KIPGEN | IND | 22,708 | 10.1% |
| 5 | R.MOYAL | IND | 5,588 | 2.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.0% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
2nd of 2How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 2How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
1st of 2How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.1%INC(I) 21.8%KNA 19.5%IND 10.1%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,79,148
Density
146 / km²
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,271 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population87.5%
Figures are for Senapati, this seat's primary district — it spans 8 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%CHRISTIAN
Christian 89.1%Hindu 9.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water46.4%
Electricity74.0%
Sanitation73.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.8%
Children fully vaccinated65.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.4%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel50.0%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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