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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1983
Pynthorumkhrah
Winner — 1983
B.K. ROY
INC· Congress (I)
INC 37.1%IND 24.4%7 others 38.5%
Votes
2,993
37.1% share
Winning margin
1,025
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.7%
of 12,465
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.K. ROY | Congress (I) | 2,993 | 37.1% |
| 2 | JAMES MARVIN PARIAT | IND | 1,968 | 24.4% |
| 3 | LOHIT RANJAN DAS | IND | 1,122 | 13.9% |
| 4 | BINOYENDRA NARAYAN ROY CHOUDHURY | IND | 802 | 9.9% |
| 5 | ROBINSON K. TONGWAH | IND | 786 | 9.8% |
| 6 | B.P. SINGH | IND | 229 | 2.8% |
| 7 | DAL BAHADUR GURUNG | IND | 97 | 1.2% |
| 8 | EVANDALYNE MASSAR | IND | 59 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SUJIT KR. DHAR | IND | 9 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 2.6% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
12th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.1%IND 24.4%IND 13.9%IND 9.9%IND 9.8%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,25,922
Density
301 / km²
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,748 km²
SC population0.7%
ST population80.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%CHRISTIAN
Christian 65.8%Hindu 17.6%Other 14.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.0%
Electricity84.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.4%
Children fully vaccinated49.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance47.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.