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Meghalaya · PC 2 · 2016 by-electionReserved (ST)
Tura(ST), District,West Garo Hills
Winner — 2016 by-election
Conrad Kongkal Sangma
NPP 70.6%INC 29.4%
Votes
3,29,497
70.6% share
Winning margin
1,92,212
41.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,66,782
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 34.5% · min 5.2% · max 65.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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1st of 2How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 2How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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2nd of 2How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NPP 70.6%INC 29.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
Figures are for West Garo Hills, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
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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.