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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Songsak
Winner — 1998
TONSING N. MARAK
INC· INC
INC 34.1%UDP 15.1%5 others 50.8%
Votes
4,089
34.1% share
Winning margin
2,272
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.1%
of 17,121
Songsak is a safe seat — TONSING N. MARAK won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TONSING N. MARAK | INC | 4,089 | 34.1% |
| 2 | HELTONE N. MARAK | UDP | 1,817 | 15.1% |
| 3 | LEHINSON M. SANGMA | GNC | 1,722 | 14.3% |
| 4 | HAWARD N. SANGMA | IND | 1,590 | 13.3% |
| 5 | ANDERSON A. SANGMA | IND | 1,522 | 12.7% |
| 6 | CLEARSHON K. SANGMA | IND | 947 | 7.9% |
| 7 | MIRIAM D. SHIRA | IND | 311 | 2.6% |
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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.3% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
52nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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7th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.1%UDP 15.1%GNC 14.3%IND 13.3%IND 12.7%IND 7.9%OTH 2.6%
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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