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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Jirang

Winner — 1998

J.D. RYMBAI
INC· INC
INC 51.9%UDP 26.0%4 others 22.1%
Votes
7,058
51.9% share
Winning margin
3,518
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.5%
of 21,424

Jirang is a safe seat — J.D. RYMBAI won by 25.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.D. RYMBAI
INC
7,05851.9%
2
MICHEAL GIRI DKHAR
UDP
3,54026.0%
3
ORAL SYNGKLI
HPDP
1,98414.6%
4
MEDLITON NONGRUM
IND
7485.5%
5
MARSHAL WAHLANG
2201.6%
6
DIS MAWSHAI
IND
460.3%

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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
41st of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.26
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
45th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%UDP 26.0%HPDP 14.6%IND 5.5%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,58,840
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,448 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population88.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%CHRISTIAN
Christian 84.4%Hindu 12.0%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity67.2%
Sanitation66.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births56.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate89.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel21.0%
Health insurance66.8%

What's nearby?

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