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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

PARSVANATH CHOUDHURY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.4%IND 28.7%2 others 29.9%
Votes
1,708
41.4% share
Winning margin
525
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.5%
of 7,579

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARSVANATH CHOUDHURY
Congress (R)
1,70841.4%
2
MURIEL SELMA DUNN
IND
1,18328.7%
3
DR. SUBRATA DAS
IND
74618.1%
4
HASTING KHARKONGOR
IND
49011.9%

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 (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 4.1% · max 25.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
34th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
37th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%IND 28.7%IND 18.1%IND 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
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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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