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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1983Reserved (ST)
Rongjeng
Winner — 1983
NIHIMSON SANGMA
INC· Congress (I)
INC 30.5%IND 24.2%4 others 45.4%
Votes
1,716
30.5% share
Winning margin
355
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.2%
of 8,906
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIHIMSON SANGMA | Congress (I) | 1,716 | 30.5% |
| 2 | PLEANDER G. MOMIN | IND | 1,361 | 24.2% |
| 3 | LIVINGSTONE G. MOMIN | AHL | 986 | 17.5% |
| 4 | GOTHICKSON MOMIN | IND | 714 | 12.7% |
| 5 | HEDYSON SANGMA | IND | 674 | 12.0% |
| 6 | AKASHAR M. SANGMA | IND | 181 | 3.2% |
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.
Average turnout (43rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 3.0% · max 75.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
43rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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41st of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.5%IND 24.2%AHL 17.5%IND 12.7%IND 12.0%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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