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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1993Reserved (ST)

Rongrenggiri

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Winner — 1993

PROJEND D. SANGMA
IND
IND 26.2%INC 23.4%4 others 50.3%
Votes
4,151
26.2% share
Winning margin
442
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.4%
of 21,856

A closely fought contest. PROJEND D. SANGMA won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PROJEND D. SANGMA
IND
4,15126.2%
2
ALBINSTONE M. SANGMA
INC
INC
3,70923.4%
3
TRUMAN MARAK
AHLC(AM)
2,81317.8%
4
MAHAMSING M. SANGMA
HPU
2,41715.3%
5
SWAPAN K. SANGMA
IND
1,69310.7%
6
DANBOSH N. SANGMA
IND
1,0446.6%

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

Low turnout (49th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.1% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
49th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.16
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
31st of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.2%INC 23.4%AHLC(AM) 17.8%HPU 15.3%IND 10.7%IND 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

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