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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Peren

Winner — 2003

SHRI: VATSU MERU
NPF· NPF
NPF 42.1%INC 35.6%2 others 22.3%
Votes
7,869
42.1% share
Winning margin
1,211
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
90.3%
of 20,690

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRI: VATSU MERU
NPF
7,86942.1%
2
SHRI: NEIBA NDANG
INC
6,65835.6%
3
SHRI: KEVIPIELE
NCP
3,00316.1%
4
SHRI: IDAILUNG THOU
NDM
1,1586.2%

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.

Low turnout (55th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 5.8% · max 65.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
55th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
4th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NPF 42.1%INC 35.6%NCP 16.1%NDM 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,67,988
Density
183 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,463 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population83.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%CHRISTIAN
Christian 87.7%Hindu 9.5%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.0%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation71.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)22.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Women literate95.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel61.7%
Health insurance26.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Naga MirchaGI🏺Pickles🏺Turmeric

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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