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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1983Reserved (ST)

Selsella

Winner — 1983

ATUL C. MARAK
INC· Congress (I)
INC 42.9%AHL 24.5%3 others 32.6%
Votes
2,389
42.9% share
Winning margin
1,027
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.3%
of 7,595

Selsella is a safe seat — ATUL C. MARAK won by 18.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ATUL C. MARAK
Congress (I)
2,38942.9%
2
PREDINGSON MARAK
AHL
1,36224.5%
3
MARQUISH MARAK
HPD
1,03318.6%
4
NITY NARAYAN SIMCHANG
IND
68212.3%
5
ROBERT CLIVE MARAK
IND
1031.9%

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.

Low turnout (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.5% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
53rd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.9%AHL 24.5%HPD 18.6%IND 12.3%OTH 1.9%

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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