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Nilgiri

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Winner — 1951

NILAMBAR DAS
INC
Also elected — same seat
CHAITANYA SETHI
INC· 21,237 votes
INC 33.5%INC 28.9%6 others 37.7%
Votes
24,602
33.5% share
Winning margin
18,885
25.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
38.3%
of 96,101

Nilgiri is a safe seat — NILAMBAR DAS won by 25.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NILAMBAR DAS
INC
24,60233.5%
2
CHAITANYA SETHI
INC
21,23728.9%
3
BANAMALI DAS
CPI
5,7177.8%
4
KRUSHNAPRASAD MOHANTY
SP
4,9856.8%
5
PUNDARI DEI
GP
4,7986.5%
6
MULI BEHERA
CPI
4,4136.0%
7
BHAGIRATHI SETHI
SP
4,3035.8%
8
JAGADANANDA PANIGRAHI
GP
3,4654.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 2.1% · max 58.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
91st of 147

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 147

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 147

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.5%INC 28.9%CPI 7.8%SP 6.8%GP 6.5%CPI 6.0%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,92,811
Density
268 / km²
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,452 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population13.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 99.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water6.2%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation18.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate74.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel28.8%
Health insurance55.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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