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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1978Reserved (ST)

Sohra

Winner — 1978

PHAINDROJEN SWER
AHL
AHL 41.1%HPD 30.5%2 others 28.4%
Votes
2,888
41.1% share
Winning margin
746
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.8%
of 10,215

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PHAINDROJEN SWER
AHL
2,88841.1%
2
FLINDER ANDERSON KHONGLAM
HPD
2,14230.5%
3
MICHAEL GIRI
INC
1,50221.4%
4
L.MORROW MOHON KHARPURI
IND
4937.0%

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.

Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.98
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
35th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 41.1%HPD 30.5%INC 21.4%IND 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)

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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