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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.KHARSHING | HPU | 4,214 | 0.0% |
| 2 | G.M.WAR | 3,377 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | G.R.MARBANIANG | IND | 1,103 | 0.0% |
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
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 2.2% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
58th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.89
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
15th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.