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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Sohra
Winner — 1988
S.P. SWER
HPU
HPU 48.3%INC 41.5%4 others 10.2%
Votes
4,601
48.3% share
Winning margin
650
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.7%
of 12,584
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.P. SWER | HPU | 4,601 | 48.3% |
| 2 | FLINDER ANDERSON KHONGLAM | INC | 3,951 | 41.5% |
| 3 | D.ISCO SWER | IND | 614 | 6.5% |
| 4 | REMINGTON MARBANIANG | IND | 204 | 2.1% |
| 5 | MOTI LAL DIENGDOH | HPD | 81 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GAULSTAN MAYAR DIENGDOH | PDC | 73 | 0.8% |
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.
Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.98
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
35th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPU 48.3%INC 41.5%IND 6.5%OTH 3.8%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.