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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1957
Merta
Winner — 1957
GOPAL LAL
INC· INC
INC 33.3%IND 29.9%2 others 36.8%
Votes
8,940
33.3% share
Winning margin
904
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.4%
of 55,463
A closely fought contest. GOPAL LAL won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL LAL | 8,940 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | RAM KRISHNA | IND | 8,036 | 29.9% |
| 3 | RAM NATH | IND | 5,577 | 20.8% |
| 4 | BHAGWAN DAS | IND | 4,292 | 16.0% |
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.
High turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 0.1% · max 60.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
10th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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68th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
176 seats · 89 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.3%IND 29.9%IND 20.8%IND 16.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,03,751
Density
92 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
28,387 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population6.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.2%Muslim 12.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.4%
Electricity28.2%
Sanitation14.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Children underweight (under 5)31.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate66.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance97.8%
What's nearby?
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