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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1978Reserved (ST)

Rymbai

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Winner — 1978

OBIL KYNDAIT
HPD
HPD 34.8%INC 31.1%3 others 34.1%
Votes
3,193
34.8% share
Winning margin
335
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.7%
of 12,129

A closely fought contest. OBIL KYNDAIT won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OBIL KYNDAIT
HPD
3,19334.8%
2
NIHON KSIH
INC
INC
2,85831.1%
3
DORINROY KSIH
AHL
1,49416.3%
4
CORINTH SWER
IND
1,40715.3%
5
BRAVEMAN MUKHIM
IND
2282.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (37th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.3% · max 26.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
37th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPD 34.8%INC 31.1%AHL 16.3%IND 15.3%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Pottery (Khiew Ranei)🏷️TurmericGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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