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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1978Reserved (ST)

Umroi

Winner — 1978

EVANSIUS KEK MAWLONG
IND
IND 34.8%HPD 27.0%6 others 38.2%
Votes
2,526
34.8% share
Winning margin
561
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.0%
of 10,372

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
EVANSIUS KEK MAWLONG
IND
2,52634.8%
2
DLOSINGH LYNGDOH
HPD
1,96527.1%
3
F. S. LAPANG
AHL
1,85225.5%
4
BNEIN BAREH
IND
5798.0%
5
EVENT RAPSANG
IND
1251.7%
6
DALINGTON DYMPEP
Left
1011.4%
7
FESTOWELL GIRI
IND
831.1%
8
R. JESPRITER SHULLAI
IND
340.5%

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 (39th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 4.1% · max 20.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
39th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
22nd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.8%HPD 27.1%AHL 25.5%IND 8.0%OTH 4.7%

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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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