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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Bajengdoba
Winner — 1998
CHAMBERLINE B. MARAK
INC· INC
INC 49.8%UDP 48.2%1 others 2.0%
Votes
6,212
49.8% share
Winning margin
194
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.8%
of 17,126
Bajengdoba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 194 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAMBERLINE B. MARAK | INC | 6,212 | 49.8% |
| 2 | JOHN MANNER MARAK | UDP | 6,018 | 48.2% |
| 3 | GROHONSING MARAK | GNC | 247 | 2.0% |
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 (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.6% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
24th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
39th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%UDP 48.2%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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