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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2008Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2008

RALANTHUNG
NPF· NPF
NPF 22.8%BJP 18.0%5 others 59.3%
Votes
5,114
22.8% share
Winning margin
1,077
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
95.8%
of 23,461

A closely fought contest. RALANTHUNG won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RALANTHUNG
NPF
5,11422.8%
2
T.L. MERRY
NDA
4,03718.0%
3
Y. SULANTHUNG H. LOTHA
UPA
3,97917.7%
4
NKHAO LOTHA
UPA
3,50715.6%
5
Y. EKYIMO KIKON
IND
2,61111.6%
6
N. THOMAS LOTHA
UPA
2,32110.3%
7
ER. SENKATHUNG JAMI
IND
9064.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (3rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.2% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
3rd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
57th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NPF 22.8%BJP 18.0%NCP 17.7%RJD 15.6%IND 11.6%INC 10.3%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,66,343
Density
102 / km²
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,628 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population94.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.1%Other 4.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.8%
Electricity76.0%
Sanitation66.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births43.6%
Children fully vaccinated42.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.9%
Women literate91.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.2%
Clean cooking fuel41.2%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana and Banana Products🏺Ginger🏺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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