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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Mawkyrwat
Winner — 1998
B. BIRES NONGSIEJ
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 30.1%INC 28.9%3 others 41.0%
Votes
4,248
30.1% share
Winning margin
174
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.4%
of 17,777
Mawkyrwat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 174 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. BIRES NONGSIEJ | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 4,248 | 30.1% |
| 2 | ROWELL LYNGDOH | INC | 4,074 | 28.9% |
| 3 | BRESTERWELL NONGSIEJ | HPDP | 3,919 | 27.8% |
| 4 | BIB EDWIN WANNIANG | IND | 1,770 | 12.5% |
| 5 | NIMTON LYNGDOH | 99 | 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.
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.2% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
28th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.96
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
60th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 30.1%INC 28.9%HPDP 27.8%IND 12.5%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,83,461
Density
73 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,247 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.7%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births41.7%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel8.6%
Health insurance60.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.