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Arunachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2024Reserved (ST)
Dambuk
Winner — 2024
Puinnyo Apum
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.1%PPA 47.3%3 others 3.5%
Votes
6,009
49.1% share
Winning margin
222
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
93.5%
of 13,081
Dambuk was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 222 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹13.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puinnyo Apum | BJP (NDA) | 6,009 | 49.2% |
| 2 | Raju Tayeng | PPA | 5,787 | 47.4% |
| 3 | Tobing Lego | 262 | 2.1% | |
| 4 | Vijay Pertin | IND | 121 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 42 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.7% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
4th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
33rd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.2%PPA 47.4%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹13.20 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,004
Density
1 / km²
Sex ratio
813 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,129 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population71.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%OTHER
Other 53.3%Hindu 39.2%Other 7.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.1%
Electricity57.4%
Sanitation70.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.5%
Children fully vaccinated90.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.9%
Children underweight (under 5)16.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel49.3%
Health insurance28.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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