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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Umroi

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Winner — 1972

DLO SINGH LYNGDOH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 24.0%IND 22.7%4 others 53.4%
Votes
908
24.0% share
Winning margin
50
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.6%
of 7,197

Umroi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 50 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DLO SINGH LYNGDOH
INC
Congress (R)
90824.0%
2
EVANTIUSKIK MAWLONG
IND
85822.6%
3
MEDRAS MYLLIEM
IND
82921.9%
4
DASWELL LAPANG
IND
70118.5%
5
SING SHULLAI
IND
38610.2%
6
MOTILAL DIENGDOH
IND
1062.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
48th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
42nd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.0%IND 22.6%IND 21.9%IND 18.5%IND 10.2%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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