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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Kherapara
Winner — 1998
BRENING SANGMA
INC· INC
INC 53.7%GNC 22.6%3 others 23.7%
Votes
6,389
53.7% share
Winning margin
3,702
31.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.1%
of 16,257
Kherapara is a safe seat — BRENING SANGMA won by 31.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRENING SANGMA | INC | 6,389 | 53.7% |
| 2 | JENNAR S. MARAK | GNC | 2,687 | 22.6% |
| 3 | ENISON M. MARAK | IND | 1,528 | 12.8% |
| 4 | CHAMBERLIN MARAK | IND | 1,008 | 8.5% |
| 5 | SAVIOUR D. SHIRA | UDP | 279 | 2.4% |
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 (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 0.0% · max 62.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
20th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
49th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.7%GNC 22.6%IND 12.8%IND 8.5%OTH 2.4%
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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