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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 184 · 1972
Merta
Winner — 1972
RAMLAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.8%IND 32.0%2 others 17.2%
Votes
29,409
50.8% share
Winning margin
10,858
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.1%
of 87,694
Merta is a safe seat — RAMLAL won by 18.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMLAL | Congress (R) | 29,409 | 50.8% |
| 2 | RAMCHANDAR | IND | 18,551 | 32.0% |
| 3 | RAMKARAN | Grand Alliance | 9,450 | 16.3% |
| 4 | DARIYAW SINGH | IND | 522 | 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.
High turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 1.6% · max 30.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
23rd of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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38th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
184 seats · 93 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.8%IND 32.0%SWA 16.3%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,10,906
Density
192 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,776 km²
SC population19.0%
ST population20.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 6.0%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water23.2%
Electricity62.2%
Sanitation19.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)29.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate56.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel26.5%
Health insurance87.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice
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