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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1983Reserved (ST)

Rajabala

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Winner — 1983

MD. KHORSHEDUR RAHMAN KHAN
INC· Congress (I)
INC 30.4%IND 24.9%4 others 44.7%
Votes
3,129
30.4% share
Winning margin
561
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.5%
of 12,184

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. KHORSHEDUR RAHMAN KHAN
INC
Congress (I)
3,12930.4%
2
MAZIBUR RAHMAN
IND
2,56824.9%
3
SHUBONDRA M. MARAK
HPD
1,91218.6%
4
SIBENDRA NARAYAN KOCH
IND
1,39513.5%
5
MONORANJAN HAJONG
AHL
9068.8%
6
KSHIRODE MARAK
IND
3923.8%

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

High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.1% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
12th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
17th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.4%IND 24.9%HPD 18.6%IND 13.5%AHL 8.8%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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