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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1987Reserved (ST)
Tobu
Winner — 1987
A. SOPEN
NND
NND 39.7%INC 36.3%2 others 23.9%
Votes
3,991
39.7% share
Winning margin
344
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
95.6%
of 10,500
A closely fought contest. A. SOPEN won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. SOPEN | NND | 3,991 | 39.7% |
| 2 | SHIAKPONG | INC | 3,647 | 36.3% |
| 3 | PONGCHAI | IND | 2,312 | 23.0% |
| 4 | B. THONGO | 92 | 0.9% |
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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 2.4% · max 29.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
14th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
51st of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NND 39.7%INC 36.3%IND 23.0%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.