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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1972
Shillong Cantt
Winner — 1972
DHRUBANATH JOSHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 69.8%IND 19.5%2 others 10.7%
Votes
1,263
69.8% share
Winning margin
910
50.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.8%
of 2,593
Shillong Cantt is a safe seat — DHRUBANATH JOSHI won by 50.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHRUBANATH JOSHI | Congress (R) | 1,263 | 69.8% |
| 2 | DRINGSON E. SHALAM | IND | 353 | 19.5% |
| 3 | HASTING KHARKONGOR | IND | 116 | 6.4% |
| 4 | MARKAN LYNDEM | IND | 78 | 4.3% |
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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean50.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
41st of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.26
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
45th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.8%IND 19.5%IND 6.4%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,58,840
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,448 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population88.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%CHRISTIAN
Christian 84.4%Hindu 12.0%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity67.2%
Sanitation66.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births56.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate89.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel21.0%
Health insurance66.8%
What's nearby?
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