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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1993Reserved (ST)
Jaiaw
Winner — 1993
A.H. SCOTT LYNGDOH
HPU
HPU 57.2%BJP 22.6%2 others 20.2%
Votes
6,346
57.2% share
Winning margin
3,836
34.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.1%
of 16,538
Jaiaw is a safe seat — A.H. SCOTT LYNGDOH won by 34.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.H. SCOTT LYNGDOH | HPU | 6,346 | 57.2% |
| 2 | MARTAMLIN PYRBOT | BJP | 2,510 | 22.6% |
| 3 | MAYA RANI KYNDIAH | INC | 2,032 | 18.3% |
| 4 | LESTON WANSWETT | IND | 205 | 1.9% |
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.
Low turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 5.5% · max 53.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
60th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPU 57.2%BJP 22.6%INC 18.3%OTH 1.9%
Who 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.