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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Rajabala
Winner — 1988
MIRIAM D. SHIRA
IND
IND 27.2%IND 20.8%6 others 52.0%
Votes
3,459
27.2% share
Winning margin
813
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
85.3%
of 14,891
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIRIAM D. SHIRA | IND | 3,459 | 27.2% |
| 2 | SIBENDRA NARAYAN KOCH | IND | 2,646 | 20.8% |
| 3 | LOKHINDOR HAJONG | INC | 2,577 | 20.3% |
| 4 | SHUBENDRA M. MARAK | HPU | 2,320 | 18.3% |
| 5 | BHADRESWAR HAJONG | IND | 1,239 | 9.8% |
| 6 | MONORANJAN ROY HAJONG | IND | 296 | 2.3% |
| 7 | MONORANJAN HAJONG | AHL(A) | 102 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BIMON SANGMA | IND | 68 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.1% · max 15.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
12th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
17th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 27.2%IND 20.8%INC 20.3%HPU 18.3%IND 9.8%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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