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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Bhandari

Winner — 2018

MMHONLUMO KIKON
BJP· NDPP-BJP Alliance (NDA)
BJP 45.8%NPF 44.5%4 others 9.7%
Votes
11,205
45.8% share
Winning margin
312
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
94.6%
of 25,876

Bhandari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 312 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MMHONLUMO KIKON
NDPP-BJP Alliance (NDA)
11,20545.8%
2
ACHUMBEMO KIKON
NDA
10,89344.5%
3
MYINTHUNGO MOZHUI
JD(U)
1,9978.2%
4
E.THUNGJAMO EZUNG
UPA
1640.7%
5
MHONJAN LOTHA
NPEP
1190.5%
NOTA
NOTA
950.4%

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

Average turnout (44th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 0.4% · max 25.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
44th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.0%
lowerhigher
59th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.8%NPF 44.5%JD(U) 8.2%OTH 1.2%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.31 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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