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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Ampatigiri
Winner — 1978
BHADRESWAR KOCH
INC· INC
INC 63.4%IND 25.6%1 others 11.0%
Votes
4,551
63.4% share
Winning margin
2,710
37.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.0%
of 10,883
Ampatigiri is a safe seat — BHADRESWAR KOCH won by 37.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHADRESWAR KOCH | INC | 4,551 | 63.4% |
| 2 | JAGABANDHU BARMAN | IND | 1,841 | 25.6% |
| 3 | BENOY BHUSHAN MARAK | IND | 791 | 11.0% |
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 (47th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 2.0% · max 63.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
47th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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51st of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.4%IND 25.6%IND 11.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,334
Density
75 / km²
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,887 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population94.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
Christian 93.4%Other 6.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.9%
Electricity45.2%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance77.3%
What's nearby?
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