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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1983Reserved (ST)

Jirang

Winner — 1983

GERSON LYNGDOH
HPD
HPD 29.3%INC 23.8%7 others 46.9%
Votes
1,789
29.3% share
Winning margin
332
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.4%
of 11,446

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GERSON LYNGDOH
HPD
1,78929.3%
2
J. DRINGWELL RYMBAI
Congress (I)
1,45723.9%
3
SNOMICK KALWING
IND
95915.7%
4
ELIAS DOLOI
AHL
86614.2%
5
M. MAWROH
IND
3365.5%
6
CHOMILLIUS KOMON MAWIONG
IND
2984.9%
7
DOMINIK DRAFLYSON LYNGHDOH MAWNAI
PDC
2484.1%
8
ROSTONATH KHONGTYNGKUT
IND
1282.1%
9
PAUL NONGBET
IND
290.5%

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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
41st of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.26
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
45th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPD 29.3%INC 23.9%IND 15.7%AHL 14.2%IND 5.5%OTH 11.5%

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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