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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1978Reserved (ST)

Nongpoh

Winner — 1978

D. DETHWELSON LAPANG
INC· INC
INC 34.9%AHL 25.4%2 others 39.7%
Votes
2,223
34.9% share
Winning margin
602
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.1%
of 10,261

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. DETHWELSON LAPANG
INC
2,22334.9%
2
ANDREAS KHONGJEE
AHL
1,62125.4%
3
MARCUS LYNGDOH
HPD
1,47023.1%
4
LAJRO SINGH KHYMDIET
IND
1,05816.6%

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 (31st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 39.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
31st of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.79
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.9%AHL 25.4%HPD 23.1%IND 16.6%

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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