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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Nongtalang
Winner — 1972
ENOWELL POHSHNA
IND
IND 38.1%AHL 36.6%2 others 25.3%
Votes
2,426
38.1% share
Winning margin
98
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.0%
of 9,793
Nongtalang was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 98 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENOWELL POHSHNA | IND | 2,426 | 38.1% |
| 2 | JOHNDENG POHRMEN | AHL | 2,328 | 36.6% |
| 3 | QHIWOT KHONGLAH | IND | 1,570 | 24.7% |
| 4 | THOMAS MON KHONGLAH | IND | 43 | 0.7% |
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 (37th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.3% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
37th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.1%AHL 36.6%IND 24.7%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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