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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Mawhati
Winner — 1988
S.R.MOKSHA
HPU
HPU 36.8%IND 26.4%3 others 36.8%
Votes
3,550
36.8% share
Winning margin
1,003
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.8%
of 12,716
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.R.MOKSHA | HPU | 3,550 | 36.8% |
| 2 | MARTIN N. MAJAW | IND | 2,547 | 26.4% |
| 3 | JOSEPH JOIT MAKDOH | INC | 1,798 | 18.6% |
| 4 | CLEMENT SHADAP | HPD | 1,723 | 17.9% |
| 5 | ORISTER SYNGKLI | Left | 25 | 0.3% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.7% · max 23.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.10
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPU 36.8%IND 26.4%INC 18.6%HPD 17.9%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,58,840
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,448 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population88.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%CHRISTIAN
Christian 84.4%Hindu 12.0%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity67.2%
Sanitation66.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births56.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate89.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel21.0%
Health insurance66.8%
What's nearby?
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