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Winner — 1998
THRANG HOK RANGAD
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.4%UDP 28.4%7 others 37.1%
Votes
2,925
34.4% share
Winning margin
507
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.3%
of 14,105
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THRANG HOK RANGAD | BJP | 2,925 | 34.4% |
| 2 | ANTHONY LYNGDOH | UDP | 2,418 | 28.4% |
| 3 | WANGBOK STAR LYNGDOH | PDM | 1,135 | 13.3% |
| 4 | CARLAND M. NONGLAIT | INC | 857 | 10.1% |
| 5 | BISWAJIT BARUA | 515 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | DONCASTER SHABONG | IND | 402 | 4.7% |
| 7 | FASTERWELL MARBANIANG | 98 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | PORITOSH DEY | 82 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | SUNSHINE SOHTUN | HPDP | 68 | 0.8% |
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 (48th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
48th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
42nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.4%UDP 28.4%PDM 13.3%INC 10.1%RJD 6.1%OTH 7.6%
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.