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Winner — 1999
GIRISH CHANDRA RAI
SDF· NDA
SDF 58.8%SSP 40.6%1 others 0.6%
Votes
4,059
58.8% share
Winning margin
1,259
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
82.5%
of 8,361
Melli is a safe seat — GIRISH CHANDRA RAI won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRISH CHANDRA RAI | NDA | 4,059 | 58.8% |
| 2 | G. S. LAMA | 2,800 | 40.6% | |
| 3 | HARI BASNET | INC | 43 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.0% · min 5.7% · max 61.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
16th of 32How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 32How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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6th of 32Where does the house stand?
SEAT
32 seats · 17 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SDF 58.8%SSP 40.6%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,46,850
Density
196 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
750 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population28.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 57.6%Buddhist 23.9%Christian 14.6%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water91.3%
Electricity91.2%
Sanitation86.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)7.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Women literate90.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.9%
Clean cooking fuel66.5%
Health insurance20.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Dalle KhursaniGI🏺Handloom and Handicraft🏺Tea
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.