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Winner — 2008
ABDUS SALEH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.3%IND 37.9%5 others 18.8%
Votes
7,017
43.3% share
Winning margin
874
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
91.6%
of 17,689
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUS SALEH | INC (UPA) | 7,017 | 43.3% |
| 2 | NIDHU RAM HAJONG | IND | 6,143 | 37.9% |
| 3 | SAHIDUR RAHMAN | UPA | 1,201 | 7.4% |
| 4 | UTPAL KUMAR KOCH | NDA | 846 | 5.2% |
| 5 | DHABAL CH. BARMAN | MDP | 449 | 2.8% |
| 6 | PIYALI PHUKAN HAJONG | UDP | 426 | 2.6% |
| 7 | SRINIWAS DUBEY | 117 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.4%
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%
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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 43.3%IND 37.9%NCP 7.4%BJP 5.2%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A 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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