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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1983Reserved (ST)

Dienglieng

Winner — 1983

MEDISTAR WARBAH
PDC
PDC 37.2%AHL 36.1%4 others 26.7%
Votes
2,853
37.2% share
Winning margin
81
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.4%
of 10,458

Dienglieng was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 81 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MEDISTAR WARBAH
PDC
2,85337.2%
2
MARTLE MUKHIM
AHL
2,77236.1%
3
JUNGAI KHONGJOH
Congress (I)
1,57620.5%
4
HOLDER KHARUMNUID
IND
3484.5%
5
LOSON LAWRENSIUS NENGNONG
HPD
821.1%
6
CHURCHILL MUKHIM
IND
460.6%

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 (30th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.4% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
30th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
44th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PDC 37.2%AHL 36.1%INC 20.5%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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