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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Shella

Winner — 1972

STANELY D D NOCHOLS ROY
AHL
AHL 58.0%IND 31.4%2 others 10.6%
Votes
2,798
58.0% share
Winning margin
1,282
26.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.1%
of 8,452

Shella is a safe seat — STANELY D D NOCHOLS ROY won by 26.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STANELY D D NOCHOLS ROY
AHL
2,79858.0%
2
PROS ERLY CHANDRA CHYNE
IND
1,51631.4%
3
JOID SINGH KITEM
IND
3056.3%
4
JUBOR SINGH SHONGWAN
IND
2084.3%

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 (40th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.2% · max 54.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
40th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.61
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
46th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 58.0%IND 31.4%IND 6.3%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,83,461
Density
73 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,247 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.7%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation46.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births41.7%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel8.6%
Health insurance60.1%

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.

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