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Arunachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1978

Seppa

Winner — 1978

DONGLO SONAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 65.3%PPA 25.4%2 others 9.3%
Votes
4,232
65.3% share
Winning margin
2,583
39.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.9%
of 10,831

Seppa is a safe seat — DONGLO SONAM won by 39.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DONGLO SONAM
Janata
4,23265.3%
2
NYARI WELLI
PPA
1,64925.4%
3
NIMA NOTUNG
IND
3114.8%
4
SENGNE SENGDE
IND
2914.5%

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 (40th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.4% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
40th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.85
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
10th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 65.3%PPA 25.4%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
83,947
Density
11 / km²
Sex ratio
819 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,422 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population55.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
43%BUDDHIST
Buddhist 43.0%Hindu 37.2%Christian 10.1%Other 6.6%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.8%
Electricity86.5%
Sanitation50.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.6%
Children fully vaccinated56.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.2%
Children underweight (under 5)13.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.4%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.5%
Clean cooking fuel88.9%
Health insurance38.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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