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<td>95.56</td> <td>87.95</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td class="alignleft">Mizoram</td> <td>91.33</td> <td>93.35</td> <td>89.27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td class="alignleft">Goa</td> <td>88.70</td> <td>92.65</td> <td>84.66</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td class="alignleft">Tripura</td> <td>87.22</td> <td>91.53</td> <td>82.73</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td class="alignleft">Daman and Diu</td> <td>87.10</td> <td>91.54</td> <td>79.55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td class="alignleft">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</td> <td>86.63</td> <td>90.27</td> <td>82.43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td class="alignleft">Delhi</td> <td>86.21</td> <td>90.94</td> <td>80.76</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td class="alignleft">Chandigarh</td> <td>86.05</td> <td>89.99</td> <td>81.19</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td class="alignleft">Puducherry</td> <td>85.85</td> <td>91.26</td> <td>80.67</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <script async 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