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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Mawkhar
Winner — 1998
ROSHAN WARJRI
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 50.3%INC 49.0%1 others 0.7%
Votes
3,228
50.3% share
Winning margin
82
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.7%
of 10,749
Mawkhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 82 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSHAN WARJRI | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 3,228 | 50.3% |
| 2 | FRIDAY LYNGDOH | INC | 3,146 | 49.0% |
| 3 | ORPHUES D. NONGRUM | 47 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.1% · max 67.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
50th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 50.3%INC 49.0%OTH 0.7%
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
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