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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1988Reserved (ST)
War-Jaintia
Winner — 1988
JOHNDENG POHRMEN
INC· INC
INC 37.4%HPD 33.4%3 others 29.3%
Votes
4,281
37.4% share
Winning margin
457
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.1%
of 13,795
A closely fought contest. JOHNDENG POHRMEN won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHNDENG POHRMEN | INC | 4,281 | 37.4% |
| 2 | H. ENOWELL POHSHNA | HPD | 3,824 | 33.4% |
| 3 | YOLI TARIANG | HPU | 2,472 | 21.6% |
| 4 | AKBAR KHONGLAH | IND | 756 | 6.6% |
| 5 | BABYSON PAKYNTEIN | Left | 126 | 1.1% |
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.
High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 1.6% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
10th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
13th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.4%HPD 33.4%HPU 21.6%IND 6.6%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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