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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Jaiaw

Winner — 2003

SHRI. PAUL LYNGDOH
KHNAM· Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement
KHNAM 57.3%HPDP 22.3%3 others 20.5%
Votes
5,873
57.3% share
Winning margin
3,590
35.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.7%
of 17,771

Jaiaw is a safe seat — SHRI. PAUL LYNGDOH won by 35.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRI. PAUL LYNGDOH
KHNAM
Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement
5,87357.3%
2
SHRI. MARTAMLIN PYRBOT
HPDP
2,28322.3%
3
SHRI. AUBRY H.SCOTT LYNGDOH
MDP
1,34713.1%
4
SHRI. R.LOVER SHULLAI
INC
5195.1%
5
SMTI. MAYA R. KYNDIAH
UDP
2342.3%

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.

Low turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 5.5% · max 53.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
60th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KHNAM 57.3%HPDP 22.3%MDP 13.1%INC 5.1%OTH 2.3%

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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