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Winner — 1993
DHURBA NATH JOSHI
INC· INC
INC 31.7%BJP 26.5%7 others 41.8%
Votes
3,062
31.7% share
Winning margin
499
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.6%
of 14,971
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHURBA NATH JOSHI | INC | 3,062 | 31.7% |
| 2 | H. AIONTIS KHARPHULI | BJP | 2,563 | 26.5% |
| 3 | BIR. BAHADUR CHETTRI | IND | 1,944 | 20.1% |
| 4 | HUMBOY SHULLAI | IND | 1,223 | 12.7% |
| 5 | K.M. WARJRI | HPSD | 566 | 5.9% |
| 6 | TANLIHOK THAM | IND | 141 | 1.5% |
| 7 | HEREFORD S. SAWIAN | MPP | 94 | 1.0% |
| 8 | JUSNA KURBEH | IND | 57 | 0.6% |
| 9 | P.K. SHARMA | 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.
Low turnout (57th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 4.0% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
57th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.79
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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4th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.7%BJP 26.5%IND 20.1%IND 12.7%HPSD 5.9%OTH 3.2%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
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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.