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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Nongshken
Winner — 1988
G.S. MASSAR
HPU
HPU 47.4%INC 25.1%2 others 27.4%
Votes
4,138
47.5% share
Winning margin
1,945
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.6%
of 12,174
Nongshken is a safe seat — G.S. MASSAR won by 22.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.S. MASSAR | HPU | 4,138 | 47.5% |
| 2 | S.DKHAR | INC | 2,193 | 25.1% |
| 3 | S.TARIANG | HPD | 1,291 | 14.8% |
| 4 | KHAN KHONGDHAR | IND | 1,099 | 12.6% |
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 (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 65.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
25th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
52nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPU 47.5%INC 25.1%HPD 14.8%IND 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,25,922
Density
301 / km²
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,748 km²
SC population0.7%
ST population80.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%CHRISTIAN
Christian 65.8%Hindu 17.6%Other 14.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.0%
Electricity84.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.4%
Children fully vaccinated49.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance47.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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