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Nagaland · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Meluri
Winner — 2018
YITACHU
NPF· NPF
NPF 47.8%NDPP 47.3%2 others 4.9%
Votes
7,928
47.8% share
Winning margin
74
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
92.3%
of 17,989
Meluri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 74 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YITACHU | NPF | 7,928 | 47.8% |
| 2 | Z NYUSIETHO NYUTHE | NDA | 7,854 | 47.3% |
| 3 | M HOPESON SNOCK | NPEP | 619 | 3.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 195 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.5% · max 48.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
17th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
25th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NPF 47.8%NDPP 47.3%OTH 3.7%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.44 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,63,418
Density
81 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,026 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population96.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%CHRISTIAN
Christian 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.5%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation77.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births32.2%
Children fully vaccinated54.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)15.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Women literate85.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel24.2%
Health insurance24.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.