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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1998

Mahendraganj

Winner — 1998

ABDUS SALEH
INC· INC
INC 36.9%BJP 24.7%9 others 38.4%
Votes
4,933
36.9% share
Winning margin
1,639
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
84.2%
of 15,857

A clear win with a 12.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUS SALEH
INC
4,93336.9%
2
MAHENDRA MODAK
NDA
3,29424.7%
3
NIDHURAM HAJONG
UDP
2,02915.2%
4
DHABAL CH. BARMAN
IND
1,2199.1%
5
PREMANANDA KOCH
IND
7555.7%
6
P. HOMENDRA MARAK
IND
4583.4%
7
SRINIVAS DUBEY
IND
3112.3%
8
ZENITH SANGMA
IND
2021.5%
9
ALAUDDIN SK
790.6%
10
KAZI SAMIRUL HOQUE
IND
490.4%
11
SAMARENDRO SANGMA
IND
280.2%

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 (36th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 2.4% · max 36.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
36th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.55
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.9%BJP 24.7%UDP 15.2%IND 9.1%IND 5.7%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,334
Density
75 / km²
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,887 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population94.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
Christian 93.4%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.9%
Electricity45.2%
Sanitation65.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance77.3%

What's nearby?

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