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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Langrin
Winner — 1978
BAKSTARWELL WANNIANG
HPD
HPD 37.9%IND 31.0%3 others 31.1%
Votes
2,612
37.9% share
Winning margin
475
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.3%
of 9,951
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAKSTARWELL WANNIANG | HPD | 2,612 | 37.9% |
| 2 | HETLIN SHIRA | IND | 2,137 | 31.0% |
| 3 | HUMPHREY NONGRUM | AHL | 1,157 | 16.8% |
| 4 | GARLAND ROYAL SYIEM | INC | 872 | 12.7% |
| 5 | E. KREDICK THONGNI | IND | 113 | 1.6% |
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 (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.9% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
16th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPD 37.9%IND 31.0%AHL 16.8%INC 12.7%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,83,461
Density
73 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,247 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.7%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births41.7%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel8.6%
Health insurance60.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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