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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Nartiang
Winner — 1978
H.BRITAINWAR DAN
IND
IND 45.6%INC 26.8%2 others 27.7%
Votes
4,112
45.6% share
Winning margin
1,698
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.6%
of 11,773
Nartiang is a safe seat — H.BRITAINWAR DAN won by 18.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.BRITAINWAR DAN | IND | 4,112 | 45.6% |
| 2 | EDWINGSON BAREH | INC | 2,414 | 26.8% |
| 3 | MOINASINGH PHYLLUT | AHL | 1,576 | 17.5% |
| 4 | MICHAEL KAHIT | HPD | 921 | 10.2% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 1.4% · max 18.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
8th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
20th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.6%INC 26.8%AHL 17.5%HPD 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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