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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2003Reserved (ST)

Kharkutta

Winner — 2003

SHRI ELSTONE D. MARAK
NCP· NCP
NCP 41.5%INC 20.4%3 others 38.1%
Votes
6,568
41.5% share
Winning margin
3,338
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.7%
of 20,917

Kharkutta is a safe seat — SHRI ELSTONE D. MARAK won by 21.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRI ELSTONE D. MARAK
NCP
6,56841.5%
2
SHRI SUBASH MARAK
INC
3,23020.4%
3
SHRI OMILLO K SANGMA
IND
3,03419.2%
4
SHRI LUDERBERG CH. MOMIN
UDP
2,00912.7%
5
SHRI CARY MARAK
IND
9906.3%

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.

Average turnout (35th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
35th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
28th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 41.5%INC 20.4%IND 19.2%UDP 12.7%IND 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

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