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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1990 by-elections

Laitumkharah

Winner — 1990 by-elections

R.KHARSHING
HPU
HPU 48.5%INC 38.8%1 others 12.7%
Votes
4,214
48.5% share
Winning margin
837
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3

Laitumkharah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 837 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.KHARSHING
HPU
4,2140.0%
2
G.M.WAR
3,3770.0%
3
G.R.MARBANIANG
IND
1,1030.0%

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.

Low turnout (58th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 2.2% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
58th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.89
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
15th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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