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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Salmanpara

Winner — 1972

SAMARENDRA SANGMA (UNCONTESTED)
AHL
Elected unopposed— the sole nominated candidate won without a contest, so no poll was held.
Votes
0
— share
Winning margin
no contest
Total candidates
1

Salmanpara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 0 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

1 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMARENDRA SANGMA (UNCONTESTED)
AHL
00.0%

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 (36th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
leanNOT REPORTED
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 2.4% · max 36.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
36th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.55
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,334
Density
75 / km²
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,887 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population94.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
Christian 93.4%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.9%
Electricity45.2%
Sanitation65.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance77.3%

What's nearby?

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