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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1978Reserved (ST)

Mawhati

Winner — 1978

MARTIN N. MAJAW
IND
IND 40.1%HPD 31.4%3 others 28.5%
Votes
2,412
40.1% share
Winning margin
525
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.4%
of 9,791

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MARTIN N. MAJAW
IND
2,41240.1%
2
SENWEL ROY MOKSHA
HPD
1,88731.4%
3
J. C. MAKHOD
INC
1,04817.4%
4
BETTERSON KHARKONGOR
AHL
3676.1%
5
ODWISS KHYMDEIT
IND
3025.0%

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 (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.7% · max 23.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.10
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.1%HPD 31.4%INC 17.4%AHL 6.1%IND 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,58,840
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,448 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population88.9%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%CHRISTIAN
Christian 84.4%Hindu 12.0%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity67.2%
Sanitation66.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births56.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate89.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel21.0%
Health insurance66.8%

What's nearby?

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