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Arunachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Tezu

Winner — 2019

Karikho Kri
IND
IND 46.2%BJP 45.3%2 others 8.5%
Votes
7,538
46.3% share
Winning margin
155
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
86.3%
of 18,886

Tezu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 155 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹7.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Karikho Kri
IND
7,53846.3%
2
Dr. Mohesh Chai
NDA
7,38345.3%
3
Nuney Tayang
1,0886.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2911.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.9% · max 29.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
32nd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.3%BJP 45.3%INC 6.7%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/3

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹7.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,45,726
Density
28 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,212 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population32.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%HINDU
Hindu 68.0%Buddhist 16.8%Christian 7.3%Other 7.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water28.9%
Electricity58.3%
Sanitation58.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.5%
Children underweight (under 5)12.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.0%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance31.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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