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Winner — 1988
DHABAL CH. BARMAN
HPU
HPU 54.6%INC 40.9%4 others 4.5%
Votes
5,558
54.6% share
Winning margin
1,393
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.9%
of 11,851
A clear win with a 13.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHABAL CH. BARMAN | HPU | 5,558 | 54.6% |
| 2 | HARAKANTA BARMAN | INC | 4,165 | 40.9% |
| 3 | ALAUDDIN SHEIK | Left | 304 | 3.0% |
| 4 | BASINDRA S. SANGMA | AHL(A) | 75 | 0.7% |
| 5 | ASRAF ALI | IND | 59 | 0.6% |
| 6 | JITHEN SANGMA | IND | 16 | 0.2% |
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 (36th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 2.4% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
36th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.55
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPU 54.6%INC 40.9%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,334
Density
75 / km²
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,887 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population94.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
Christian 93.4%Other 6.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.9%
Electricity45.2%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance77.3%
What's nearby?
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