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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 199 · 1985
Merta
Winner — 1985
NATHU RAM
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 63.2%INC 35.0%5 others 1.8%
Votes
50,261
63.2% share
Winning margin
22,399
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,14,172
Merta is a safe seat — NATHU RAM won by 28.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATHU RAM | Lok Dal | 50,261 | 63.2% |
| 2 | BABU KHAN WARSI | INC | 27,862 | 35.0% |
| 3 | DHARMENDRA | IND | 642 | 0.8% |
| 4 | NEM RAJ | IND | 314 | 0.4% |
| 5 | PRITHVI SINGH | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SUKHA | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 7 | VIRENDRA KUMAR | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.2% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
24th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
66th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
200 seats · 101 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 63.2%INC 35.0%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,11,129
Density
227 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,219 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population12.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.7%
Electricity78.1%
Sanitation16.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Clean cooking fuel33.8%
Health insurance93.6%
What's nearby?
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