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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1993Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1993

JOHNDENG POHRMEN
INC· INC
INC 39.1%HPSD 30.5%3 others 30.4%
Votes
6,349
39.1% share
Winning margin
1,393
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.4%
of 19,943

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOHNDENG POHRMEN
INC
INC
6,34939.1%
2
H. ENOWELL POSHNA
HPSD
4,95630.5%
3
RIANG TARIANG
IND
4,86329.9%
4
OHOWOT KHONGLAH
IND
530.3%
5
SAVENSON DHAR
JD(B)
160.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 1.6% · max 31.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
10th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
13th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.1%HPSD 30.5%IND 29.9%OTH 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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