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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Baghmara
Winner — 1988
WILLIAMSON A. SANGMA
INC· INC
INC 66.0%IND 34.0%
Votes
5,496
66.0% share
Winning margin
2,663
32.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
71.6%
of 11,632
Baghmara is a safe seat — WILLIAMSON A. SANGMA won by 32.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILLIAMSON A. SANGMA | INC | 5,496 | 66.0% |
| 2 | WEABLE CH. SANGMA | IND | 2,833 | 34.0% |
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 (45th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.5% · max 57.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
45th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
5th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.0%IND 34.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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