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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1998Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1998

NITYANARAYAN SIMCHANG
BJP· BJP
BJP 37.0%INC 34.1%4 others 28.9%
Votes
3,915
37.0% share
Winning margin
300
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.8%
of 14,347

A closely fought contest. NITYANARAYAN SIMCHANG won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITYANARAYAN SIMCHANG
BJP
BJP
3,91537.0%
2
ARCHIBOLD SANGMA
INC
INC
3,61534.1%
3
TAPSENG SANGMA
IND
2,41622.8%
4
MOUNTBATTEN SANGMA
IND
3303.1%
5
ANTHONY MARAK
GNC
2442.3%
6
PITERLAWFORD MARAK
UDP
690.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.8% · max 19.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
15th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
16th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.0%INC 34.1%IND 22.8%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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