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Mizoram · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1979Reserved (ST)

Aizawl South

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Winner — 1979

SAINGHAKA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 33.6%IND 29.1%3 others 37.2%
Votes
2,630
33.6% share
Winning margin
352
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.9%
of 11,510

A closely fought contest. SAINGHAKA won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAINGHAKA
INC(I)
INC
2,63033.6%
2
SAKHAWLIANA
IND
2,27829.1%
3
C. PAHLIRA
IND
1,38517.7%
4
THANTHUAMA
PPC
1,22715.7%
5
R.THANHLIRA
JNP
Janata
2983.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 2.8% · max 16.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
7th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
18th of 40

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 33.6%IND 29.1%IND 17.7%PPC 15.7%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,61,428
Density
36 / km²
Sex ratio
948 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,536 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population95.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%CHRISTIAN
Christian 78.8%Buddhist 17.1%Other 4.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.4%
Electricity80.9%
Sanitation87.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.7%
Children fully vaccinated73.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.5%
Children underweight (under 5)11.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.9%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.9%
Health insurance46.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏷️Mizo ChilliGI🏺Passion Fruit

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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