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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1983Reserved (ST)
Lyngkyrdem
Winner — 1983
B.B. LYNGDOH
AHL
AHL 37.1%PDC 30.5%2 others 32.5%
Votes
3,071
37.1% share
Winning margin
547
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.8%
of 12,209
A clear win with a 6.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.B. LYNGDOH | AHL | 3,071 | 37.1% |
| 2 | DENIS RYNJAH | PDC | 2,524 | 30.5% |
| 3 | TARSON RYNJAH | HPD | 2,390 | 28.9% |
| 4 | ALOYSIUS WILFORD BINAN | Congress (I) | 298 | 3.6% |
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 (21st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 3.2% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
21st of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.22
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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55th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 37.1%PDC 30.5%HPD 28.9%OTH 3.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.