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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Southern Angami-I
Winner — 2023
Kevipodi Sophie
IND
IND 50.5%NDPP 49.2%1 others 0.3%
Votes
6,643
50.5% share
Winning margin
177
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
87.0%
of 15,112
Southern Angami-I was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 177 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 2 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹6.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevipodi Sophie | IND | 6,643 | 50.5% |
| 2 | Medo Yhokha | 6,466 | 49.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 38 | 0.3% |
Average turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.4% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
30th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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22nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.5%NDPP 49.2%NOTA 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/2
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹6.57 Cr
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
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