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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Mendipathar
Winner — 1978
BENINSTAND G. MOMIN
AHL
AHL 37.0%INC 36.7%1 others 26.2%
Votes
1,494
37.0% share
Winning margin
12
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
52.3%
of 7,718
Mendipathar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 12 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENINSTAND G. MOMIN | AHL | 1,494 | 37.0% |
| 2 | LUTHUNATH J.SANGMA | INC | 1,482 | 36.7% |
| 3 | JOSENDRA RAVA |  INC(I)INC | 1,059 | 26.3% |
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 (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.3% · max 11.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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19th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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38th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 37.0%INC 36.7%INC(I) 26.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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