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Mizoram · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1972

Saiha

Winner — 1972

SAPLIANA VANDIR
IND
IND 49.0%INC 44.7%1 others 6.2%
Votes
1,390
49.0% share
Winning margin
122
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.4%
of 3,759

A closely fought contest. SAPLIANA VANDIR won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAPLIANA VANDIR
IND
1,39049.0%
2
L. CHINZAH
Congress (R)
1,26844.7%
3
ZOLIAM
IND
1776.2%

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.

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.2% · min 1.0% · max 15.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
8th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.67
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
9th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.0%INC 44.7%IND 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
86,364
Density
29 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,025 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population95.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%CHRISTIAN
Christian 80.0%Buddhist 14.3%Other 5.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.6%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation85.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)13.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.9%
Women literate89.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.8%
Clean cooking fuel73.3%
Health insurance61.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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