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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2003 by-elections

Laban

Winner — 2003 by-elections

Jopsimon Phanbuh
BJP 38.6%NCP 18.3%11 others 43.1%
Votes
3,114
38.6% share
Winning margin
1,639
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
13

Laban is a safe seat — Jopsimon Phanbuh won by 20.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Jopsimon Phanbuh
3,11438.6%
2
Sanbor Shullai
1,47518.3%
3
Stalin Lyngdoh
1,34116.6%
4
Sounder S.Cajee
IND
5176.4%
5
Anthony Lyngdoh
KHNAM
4595.7%
6
Irene Patricia Hujon
MDP
3194.0%
7
Wanbok S.Lyngdoh
UDP
2863.5%
8
Amstar Lyngdoh
IND
2633.3%
9
Biru Joshi
IND
981.2%
10
H.Aintis Kharphuli
IND
821.0%
11
Romeo Phira Rani
HSPDP
560.7%
12
R.S. Jana Nongbet
IND
300.4%
13
Nit Shabong
IND
230.3%

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.

Average turnout (48th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
48th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
42nd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.6%NCP 18.3%INC 16.6%IND 6.4%KHNAM 5.7%OTH 14.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,25,922
Density
301 / km²
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,748 km²
SC population0.7%
ST population80.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%CHRISTIAN
Christian 65.8%Hindu 17.6%Other 14.0%Other 2.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.0%
Electricity84.5%
Sanitation69.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.4%
Children fully vaccinated49.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance47.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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