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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Laitumkharah
Winner — 1978
PETER GARNETTE MARBANIANG
INC· INC
INC 66.4%AHL 25.9%2 others 7.7%
Votes
3,983
66.4% share
Winning margin
2,429
40.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.5%
of 9,156
Laitumkharah is a safe seat — PETER GARNETTE MARBANIANG won by 40.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER GARNETTE MARBANIANG | INC | 3,983 | 66.4% |
| 2 | ALEXANDER WARJRI | AHL | 1,554 | 25.9% |
| 3 | WESTON NONGHULO | IND | 337 | 5.6% |
| 4 | USHA BHATTACHARJEE |  INC(I)INC | 123 | 2.0% |
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.
Low turnout (58th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 2.2% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
58th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.89
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
15th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.4%AHL 25.9%IND 5.6%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,25,922
Density
301 / km²
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,748 km²
SC population0.7%
ST population80.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%CHRISTIAN
Christian 65.8%Hindu 17.6%Other 14.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.0%
Electricity84.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.4%
Children fully vaccinated49.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance47.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.