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Winner — 1983
PARIMAL RAVA
AHL
AHL 26.9%IND 23.5%3 others 49.6%
Votes
2,740
26.9% share
Winning margin
342
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.3%
of 11,939
A closely fought contest. PARIMAL RAVA won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARIMAL RAVA | AHL | 2,740 | 26.9% |
| 2 | SOFIER RAHMAN HAZARIKA | IND | 2,398 | 23.5% |
| 3 | AKRAMOZZAMAN | Congress (I) | 2,230 | 21.9% |
| 4 | NURUL ISLAM | IND | 1,497 | 14.7% |
| 5 | SAMSUL HUDA | IND | 1,320 | 13.0% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.2% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
5th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
48th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 26.9%IND 23.5%INC 21.9%IND 14.7%IND 13.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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