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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1993Reserved (ST)
Sohra
Winner — 1993
FLINDER ANDERSON KHONGLAM
IND
IND 39.9%HPU 29.2%4 others 30.8%
Votes
4,731
40.0% share
Winning margin
1,272
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.1%
of 15,769
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLINDER ANDERSON KHONGLAM | IND | 4,731 | 40.0% |
| 2 | S. PHAINDROJEN SWER | HPU | 3,459 | 29.2% |
| 3 | WALTER DAVIND LYNGWI | INC | 3,008 | 25.4% |
| 4 | DRALNOR NONGRUM | JD(B) | 291 | 2.5% |
| 5 | REMINGTON MARBANIANG | AHLC(AM) | 239 | 2.0% |
| 6 | W. MATTHEW MAWDKHAP | IND | 115 | 1.0% |
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 (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.98
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
35th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.0%HPU 29.2%INC 25.4%OTH 5.5%
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
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.