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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1983Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1983

DOMINIC ROBLIN NONGKYNRIH
PDC
PDC 32.3%IND 26.5%6 others 41.2%
Votes
2,899
32.4% share
Winning margin
524
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.5%
of 11,566

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DOMINIC ROBLIN NONGKYNRIH
PDC
2,89932.4%
2
HISPREACHERING SON SHYLLA
IND
2,37526.5%
3
ELSTONROY KHARKONGOR
IND
8609.6%
4
KELVISTER KHARBULI
INC
Congress (I)
6597.3%
5
HIKESWEL LYNGDOH
AHL
6116.8%
6
DROSSWELL MYLLIEMNGAP
IND
5716.4%
7
KYNSAI MANIK SYIEM
HPD
5596.2%
8
SHEMPHANG NONGBRI
IND
4284.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.5% · max 34.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
32nd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
9th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PDC 32.4%IND 26.5%IND 9.6%INC 7.3%AHL 6.8%IND 6.4%OTH 11.0%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
David Scott’s Monument,

David Scott’s Monument,

🏛️MonumentASI

David Scott’s Monument,

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