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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2003Reserved (ST)
Dadenggiri
Winner — 2003
SHRI EDMUND K SANGMA
NCP· NCP
NCP 43.3%INC 41.5%4 others 15.2%
Votes
7,948
43.3% share
Winning margin
323
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.8%
of 23,603
Dadenggiri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 323 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHRI EDMUND K SANGMA | NCP | 7,948 | 43.3% |
| 2 | SHRI AUGUSTINE MARAK | INC | 7,625 | 41.5% |
| 3 | SHRI SENGBAN R. SANGMA | IND | 1,290 | 7.0% |
| 4 | SHRI HEMRITH MARAK | NDA | 913 | 5.0% |
| 5 | SHRI JOVA MARAK | UDP | 345 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SHRI WITHERSON MARAK | 250 | 1.4% |
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 (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.3% · max 63.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
11th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
34th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 43.3%INC 41.5%IND 7.0%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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