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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Mawhati
Winner — 1972
MARTIN NARAYAN MAJAW
IND
IND 34.4%IND 19.8%7 others 45.8%
Votes
1,521
34.4% share
Winning margin
645
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
50.1%
of 8,819
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTIN NARAYAN MAJAW | IND | 1,521 | 34.4% |
| 2 | SEN ROY MOKSHA | IND | 876 | 19.8% |
| 3 | WALTER ROY MARNG | AHL | 801 | 18.1% |
| 4 | NILIP SHADAP | IND | 536 | 12.1% |
| 5 | MIN SHALLAM | IND | 295 | 6.7% |
| 6 | ODWYS KHYNDEIT | IND | 199 | 4.5% |
| 7 | LINSHON ROY LAPANG | IND | 102 | 2.3% |
| 8 | R. JESPRITER SHULLAI | IND | 53 | 1.2% |
| 9 | EBM LAMARE | IND | 38 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 2.6% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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12th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.4%IND 19.8%AHL 18.1%IND 12.1%IND 6.7%OTH 8.9%
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%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.