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Winner — 1978
BHASKAR CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 43.8%AHL 29.6%4 others 26.6%
Votes
1,932
43.8% share
Winning margin
625
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.8%
of 6,501
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHASKAR CHOUDHURY | INC | 1,932 | 43.8% |
| 2 | RAYLAND SINGH LYNGDOH | AHL | 1,307 | 29.6% |
| 3 | RICHARD M. TOI | HPD | 400 | 9.1% |
| 4 | KORNO SINGH | IND | 395 | 8.9% |
| 5 | NEENA RYNJAH |  INC(I)INC | 238 | 5.4% |
| 6 | MOTILAL DIENGDOH | IND | 139 | 3.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
48th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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42nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%AHL 29.6%HPD 9.1%IND 8.9%INC(I) 5.4%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,25,922
Density
301 / km²
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,748 km²
SC population0.7%
ST population80.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%CHRISTIAN
Christian 65.8%Hindu 17.6%Other 14.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.0%
Electricity84.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.4%
Children fully vaccinated49.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance47.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.