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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Tura

Winner — 1972

SINGIJAN SANGMA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.3%IND 34.3%2 others 14.4%
Votes
1,451
51.3% share
Winning margin
482
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
41.6%
of 6,791

Tura is a safe seat — SINGIJAN SANGMA won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SINGIJAN SANGMA
Congress (R)
1,45151.3%
2
JANGSAN SANGMA
IND
96934.3%
3
HERILLA B SANGMA
IND
29510.4%
4
CHANGRAN MARAK
IND
1113.9%

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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.3% · max 25.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
44th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.63
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
26th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%IND 34.3%IND 10.4%OTH 3.9%

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
Known forDISTRICT
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