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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1988Reserved (ST)

Rongjeng

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Winner — 1988

PLEANDER G. MOMIN
HPU
HPU 24.6%IND 21.1%4 others 54.3%
Votes
1,884
24.6% share
Winning margin
273
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.5%
of 10,990

A closely fought contest. PLEANDER G. MOMIN won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PLEANDER G. MOMIN
HPU
1,88424.6%
2
SUJIT SANGMA
IND
1,61121.1%
3
PREWELSON SANGMA
IND
1,24516.3%
4
HEDYSON SANGMA
AHL(A)
1,10514.5%
5
NIHIMSON R. SANGMA
IND
94512.4%
6
CORNEL P. MARAK
INC
INC
85411.2%

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.

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Average turnout (43rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 3.0% · max 75.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
43rd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
41st of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPU 24.6%IND 21.1%IND 16.3%AHL(A) 14.5%IND 12.4%INC 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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