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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1983Reserved (ST)

Sutnga-Shangpung

Winner — 1983

BARRISTER PAKEM
HPD
HPD 40.8%INC 32.9%1 others 26.3%
Votes
3,695
40.8% share
Winning margin
713
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.6%
of 12,661

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BARRISTER PAKEM
HPD
3,69540.8%
2
ONWARDLEYSWELL NONGTDU
Congress (I)
2,98232.9%
3
BERYL SUTNGA
AHL
2,38326.3%

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 (22nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.5% · max 15.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
22nd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.09
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPD 40.8%INC 32.9%AHL 26.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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