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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1972

Mendipathar

Winner — 1972

SIBENDRA NARAYAN KOCH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.3%IND 32.4%1 others 20.3%
Votes
1,087
47.3% share
Winning margin
341
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
42.1%
of 5,466

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIBENDRA NARAYAN KOCH
Congress (R)
1,08747.3%
2
JOSENDRA CHRAVA
IND
74632.5%
3
PRANDHAN SANGMA
IND
46620.3%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.0% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
3rd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%IND 32.5%IND 20.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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