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Rajasthan · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1962
Merta
Winner — 1962
NATHU RAM
INC· INC
INC 50.7%IND 34.0%2 others 15.3%
Votes
18,871
50.7% share
Winning margin
6,213
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.5%
of 68,312
Merta is a safe seat — NATHU RAM won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATHU RAM | INC | 18,871 | 50.7% |
| 2 | AHSAN ALI | IND | 12,658 | 34.0% |
| 3 | RAM NATH | Swatantra Party | 4,918 | 13.2% |
| 4 | BHAGWAN DASS | IND | 770 | 2.1% |
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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.0% · max 18.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
47th of 199How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 199How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
57th of 199Where does the house stand?
SEAT
176 seats · 89 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%IND 34.0%SWA 13.2%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,56,597
Density
248 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,655 km²
SC population12.8%
ST population13.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.6%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.4%
Electricity78.7%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.1%
Children fully vaccinated71.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate67.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance93.2%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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