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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1977Reserved (ST)

Thonoknyu

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Winner — 1977

PONGOM
INC· INC
INC 31.6%IND 20.5%3 others 48.0%
Votes
1,982
31.6% share
Winning margin
698
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
88.6%
of 7,088

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PONGOM
INC
INC
1,98231.6%
2
POTTU
IND
1,28420.5%
3
K. YANCHU TIKHIR
NCN
1,26620.2%
4
KHENO
UDF
1,22319.5%
5
MONGCHUA KHIAMUNGAN
IND
5228.3%

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

Average turnout (25th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 2.7% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
25th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
55th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.6%IND 20.5%NCN 20.2%UDF 19.5%IND 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,96,596
Density
78 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,536 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%CHRISTIAN
Christian 97.6%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.0%
Electricity64.1%
Sanitation56.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births34.8%
Children fully vaccinated39.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Women literate77.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel19.7%
Health insurance22.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Anthurium🏺Ginger🏷️HandicraftGI🏺Kholar (Kidney Beans)🏺Millet

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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