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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1993Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 1993
EDMUND SPEAKERSON LYNGDOH
HPSD
HPSD 43.0%INC 40.9%2 others 16.1%
Votes
8,114
43.0% share
Winning margin
403
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
91.6%
of 20,580
A closely fought contest. EDMUND SPEAKERSON LYNGDOH won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDMUND SPEAKERSON LYNGDOH | HPSD | 8,114 | 43.0% |
| 2 | KYRMENS USANGI | INC | 7,711 | 40.9% |
| 3 | LALITSINGH SHYLLA | IND | 2,054 | 10.9% |
| 4 | THYNDAJAI DKHAR | AHLC(AM) | 976 | 5.2% |
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.
High turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
9th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
59th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPSD 43.0%INC 40.9%IND 10.9%AHLC(AM) 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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