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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 30 · 2003Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2003

DONKUPAR ROY
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 32.9%KHNAM 30.6%4 others 36.5%
Votes
3,145
32.9% share
Winning margin
222
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.1%
of 14,439

A closely fought contest. DONKUPAR ROY won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DONKUPAR ROY
UDP
United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
3,14532.9%
2
SHRI PYNDAPBORTHIAW SAIBON
KHNAM
2,92330.6%
3
SHRI. G. GRANDERSON SYIEMLIEH
INC
2,17222.7%
4
SHRI KONDRO K. KSANLAM
IND
1,04610.9%
5
SHRI. BISANLING DKHAR
HPDP
2272.4%
6
SHRI. PORIMOR SHONGLAIT
NCP
370.4%

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.

High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 0.4% · max 13.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
7th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 32.9%KHNAM 30.6%INC 22.7%IND 10.9%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,83,461
Density
73 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,247 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.7%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation46.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births41.7%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel8.6%
Health insurance60.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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