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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Dalu
Winner — 1978
MUKUL DAS
IND
IND 25.7%INC 23.9%4 others 50.4%
Votes
1,330
25.7% share
Winning margin
94
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.6%
of 7,769
Dalu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 94 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKUL DAS | IND | 1,330 | 25.7% |
| 2 | NIMOSH SANGMA | INC | 1,236 | 23.9% |
| 3 | LAMBERTH K.SANGMA | AHL | 1,040 | 20.1% |
| 4 | ANUKUL CHANDRA MARAK |  INC(I)INC | 925 | 17.9% |
| 5 | RABIN REMA | Left | 510 | 9.9% |
| 6 | SAMIR RANJAN BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 131 | 2.5% |
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.
Average turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.8% · max 19.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
15th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
16th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.7%INC 23.9%AHL 20.1%INC(I) 17.9%CPI 9.9%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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