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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Jaiaw

Winner — 1972

P. RIPPLE KYNDIAH
AHL
AHL 50.7%IND 41.4%1 others 7.9%
Votes
2,489
50.7% share
Winning margin
458
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.0%
of 8,608

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. RIPPLE KYNDIAH
AHL
2,48950.7%
2
GANOLDMASSAR
IND
2,03141.4%
3
AMBROSE B. M. ROY
IND
3897.9%

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 (39th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 4.1% · max 20.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
39th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
22nd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 50.7%IND 41.4%IND 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,58,840
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,448 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population88.9%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%CHRISTIAN
Christian 84.4%Hindu 12.0%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity67.2%
Sanitation66.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births56.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate89.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel21.0%
Health insurance66.8%

What's nearby?

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