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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTIN N. MAJAW | IND | 2,412 | 40.1% |
| 2 | SENWEL ROY MOKSHA | HPD | 1,887 | 31.4% |
| 3 | J. C. MAKHOD | INC | 1,048 | 17.4% |
| 4 | BETTERSON KHARKONGOR | AHL | 367 | 6.1% |
| 5 | ODWISS KHYMDEIT | IND | 302 | 5.0% |
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
marginal8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.7% · max 23.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.10
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 60Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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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