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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Kharkutta
Winner — 1998
ELSTONE D. MARAK
INC· INC
INC 48.4%IND 19.9%3 others 31.7%
Votes
6,324
48.4% share
Winning margin
3,725
28.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.3%
of 18,321
Kharkutta is a safe seat — ELSTONE D. MARAK won by 28.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELSTONE D. MARAK | INC | 6,324 | 48.4% |
| 2 | OMILLO K. SANGMA | IND | 2,599 | 19.9% |
| 3 | LUDERBERG CH. MOMIN | UDP | 2,312 | 17.7% |
| 4 | GRITHALSON N. AREGH | IND | 1,581 | 12.1% |
| 5 | BIRENDRO SANGMA | GNC | 243 | 1.9% |
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 (35th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
35th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
28th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%IND 19.9%UDP 17.7%IND 12.1%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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