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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1972

Mahendraganj

Winner — 1972

SHAMSUL HOQUE
IND
IND 44.3%INC 31.6%2 others 24.0%
Votes
2,012
44.4% share
Winning margin
578
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.1%
of 6,965

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMSUL HOQUE
IND
2,01244.4%
2
KHELARAM BARMAN
Congress (R)
1,43431.6%
3
MANIK CHANDRA DAS
IND
54812.1%
4
BAIKUNTHA NATH ROY
IND
54312.0%

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 (45th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.5% · max 57.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
45th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
5th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.4%INC 31.6%IND 12.1%IND 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

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