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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1983Reserved (ST)
Mawkhar
Winner — 1983
KORBAR SINGH
AHL
AHL 32.5%INC 27.4%6 others 40.1%
Votes
1,772
32.5% share
Winning margin
276
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.0%
of 8,664
A clear win with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KORBAR SINGH | AHL | 1,772 | 32.5% |
| 2 | W. HUMPHREY DOLLY SYNGKON | Congress (I) | 1,496 | 27.4% |
| 3 | E. SHERSINGH JYRWA | IND | 1,146 | 21.0% |
| 4 | HARDINGE L. MASSAR | HPD | 352 | 6.5% |
| 5 | NEVILLE RUFUS LAITPHLANG | IND | 332 | 6.1% |
| 6 | POLLINGTON PYRTUH | IND | 253 | 4.6% |
| 7 | DALINGTON DYMPEP | Left | 97 | 1.8% |
| 8 | HARI NARAYAN CHOWKHNAI | IND | 12 | 0.2% |
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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.1% · max 67.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
50th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 32.5%INC 27.4%IND 21.0%HPD 6.5%IND 6.1%OTH 6.6%
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.