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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Rymbai
Winner — 1988
SIMON SIANGSHAI
IND
IND 26.2%IND 21.8%5 others 52.0%
Votes
3,869
26.2% share
Winning margin
649
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
89.6%
of 16,489
A closely fought contest. SIMON SIANGSHAI won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMON SIANGSHAI | IND | 3,869 | 26.2% |
| 2 | OBIL KYNDIAT | IND | 3,220 | 21.8% |
| 3 | COMFORTER DKHAR | HPD | 2,865 | 19.4% |
| 4 | H. ATTLEE SINGH SYIH | HPU | 1,798 | 12.2% |
| 5 | PEARLYONE RYMBAI | IND | 1,438 | 9.7% |
| 6 | NIHON KSIH | INC | 1,160 | 7.8% |
| 7 | DORINROY KSIH | IND | 425 | 2.9% |
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.
Average turnout (37th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.3% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
37th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.2%IND 21.8%HPD 19.4%HPU 12.2%IND 9.7%INC 7.8%OTH 2.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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