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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1987Reserved (ST)

Thonoknyu

Winner — 1987

P. PONGOM
NND
NND 27.4%INC 23.5%3 others 49.1%
Votes
1,793
27.4% share
Winning margin
253
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
94.5%
of 6,924

A closely fought contest. P. PONGOM won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. PONGOM
NND
1,79327.4%
2
HENO
INC
1,54023.5%
3
MONGCHUA
1,32320.2%
4
P. K. F. TOCHU
IND
1,27019.4%
5
T. LONGSO KHIMN
IND
6209.5%

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 (25th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 2.7% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
25th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
55th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NND 27.4%INC 23.5%NPP 20.2%IND 19.4%IND 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,96,596
Density
78 / km²
Sex ratio
929 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,536 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%CHRISTIAN
Christian 97.6%Other 2.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.0%
Electricity64.1%
Sanitation56.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births34.8%
Children fully vaccinated39.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.1%
Children underweight (under 5)34.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.8%
Women literate77.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel19.7%
Health insurance22.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Anthurium🏺Ginger🏷️HandicraftGI🏺Kholar (Kidney Beans)🏺Millet

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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