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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Nongspung
Winner — 1998
JOHN ANTHONY LYGDOH
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 38.3%INC 30.5%3 others 31.2%
Votes
6,128
38.3% share
Winning margin
1,236
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.1%
of 21,054
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN ANTHONY LYGDOH | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 6,128 | 38.3% |
| 2 | S. LONIAK MARBANIANG | INC | 4,892 | 30.5% |
| 3 | WINSTONE SYIEMIONG | HPDP | 4,699 | 29.3% |
| 4 | JIED KHARBTENG | 211 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | MICHAEL WARJRI | NDA | 86 | 0.5% |
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 (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.9% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
42nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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29th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 38.3%INC 30.5%HPDP 29.3%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
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.