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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Rongram

Winner — 1972

PERCYLINA MARAK
AHL
AHL 53.8%IND 37.8%1 others 8.4%
Votes
1,197
53.8% share
Winning margin
355
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
30.6%
of 7,279

Rongram is a safe seat — PERCYLINA MARAK won by 15.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERCYLINA MARAK
AHL
1,19753.8%
2
MIRIAM D SHIRA
IND
84237.8%
3
JANATHON SANGMA
IND
1878.4%

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 (13th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.4% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
13th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
33rd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 53.8%IND 37.8%IND 8.4%

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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