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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Meluri
Winner — 1977
CHEKHUTSO
UDF
UDF 34.1%IND 29.6%4 others 36.3%
Votes
1,794
34.1% share
Winning margin
236
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
89.8%
of 5,861
A closely fought contest. CHEKHUTSO won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEKHUTSO | UDF | 1,794 | 34.1% |
| 2 | P. K. T. MARHUTHO | IND | 1,558 | 29.6% |
| 3 | THUNGCHAMO | IND | 1,433 | 27.2% |
| 4 | RASUTHO | IND | 341 | 6.5% |
| 5 | KHAPI | IND | 102 | 1.9% |
| 6 | RUKOHOL | IND | 32 | 0.6% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 48.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
17th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
25th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDF 34.1%IND 29.6%IND 27.2%IND 6.5%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,63,418
Density
81 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,026 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population96.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%CHRISTIAN
Christian 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.5%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation77.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births32.2%
Children fully vaccinated54.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)15.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel24.2%
Health insurance24.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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