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Meghalaya · PC 1 · 1996
Shillong
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
G.GILBERT SWELL
IND
IND 56.2%INC 35.2%4 others 8.6%
Votes
2,12,205
56.2% share
Winning margin
79,302
21.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,77,754
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.GILBERT SWELL | IND | 2,12,205 | 56.2% |
| 2 | D.D.LAPANG | INC | 1,32,903 | 35.2% |
| 3 | H.AIOITS ROY KHARPHULI | BJP | 24,523 | 6.5% |
| 4 | BABYSON PAKYNTEIN | United Front | 5,145 | 1.4% |
| 5 | NOREN TALANG | IND | 1,602 | 0.4% |
| 6 | JESPRITER SHULLAI | IND | 1,376 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.2% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
2nd of 2How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 2How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 2How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 56.2%INC 35.2%BJP 6.5%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
8,25,922
Density
301 / km²
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,748 km²
SC population0.7%
ST population80.0%
Figures are for East Khasi Hills, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%CHRISTIAN
Christian 65.8%Hindu 17.6%Other 14.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.0%
Electricity84.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.4%
Children fully vaccinated49.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance47.1%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Pottery (Khiew Ranei)🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts (Mats)🏺Cane & Bamboo Products🏺Eri Silk Handloom (Ryndia)🏺Ginger🏺Honey🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)🏺Kiwi🏺Pineapple🏷️TurmericGI
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Megalithic bridge known as Thul-Um-Wi,
🏛️MonumentASI
Megalithic bridge known as Thul-Um-Wi,
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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.