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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Nartiang
Winner — 1998
H. BRITAINWAR DAN
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 43.3%INC 30.5%1 others 26.3%
Votes
7,735
43.3% share
Winning margin
2,284
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.2%
of 22,314
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. BRITAINWAR DAN | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 7,735 | 43.3% |
| 2 | HENRY LAMIN | INC | 5,451 | 30.5% |
| 3 | DRAISHON KHARSHIING | HPDP | 4,698 | 26.3% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 1.4% · max 18.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
8th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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20th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 43.3%INC 30.5%HPDP 26.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%
What's nearby?
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