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Winner — 1998
ABDUS SALEH
INC· INC
INC 36.9%BJP 24.7%9 others 38.4%
Votes
4,933
36.9% share
Winning margin
1,639
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
84.2%
of 15,857
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUS SALEH | INC | 4,933 | 36.9% |
| 2 | MAHENDRA MODAK | NDA | 3,294 | 24.7% |
| 3 | NIDHURAM HAJONG | UDP | 2,029 | 15.2% |
| 4 | DHABAL CH. BARMAN | IND | 1,219 | 9.1% |
| 5 | PREMANANDA KOCH | IND | 755 | 5.7% |
| 6 | P. HOMENDRA MARAK | IND | 458 | 3.4% |
| 7 | SRINIVAS DUBEY | IND | 311 | 2.3% |
| 8 | ZENITH SANGMA | IND | 202 | 1.5% |
| 9 | ALAUDDIN SK | 79 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | KAZI SAMIRUL HOQUE | IND | 49 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SAMARENDRO SANGMA | IND | 28 | 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
lean12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 2.4% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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36th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.55
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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36th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.9%BJP 24.7%UDP 15.2%IND 9.1%IND 5.7%OTH 8.4%
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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