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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2003Reserved (ST)
Selsella
Winner — 2003
SHRI CYPRIAN R. SANGMA
NCP· NCP
NCP 25.3%INC 23.8%6 others 51.0%
Votes
2,875
25.3% share
Winning margin
170
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.1%
of 15,156
Selsella was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 170 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHRI CYPRIAN R. SANGMA | NCP | 2,875 | 25.3% |
| 2 | SHRI ATUL C. MARAK | INC | 2,705 | 23.8% |
| 3 | SHRI MOSES SANGMA | IND | 1,644 | 14.4% |
| 4 | SHRI CREBILSON MARAK | UDP | 1,186 | 10.4% |
| 5 | SHRI TAIRIPSON A. SANGMA | IND | 1,153 | 10.1% |
| 6 | SHRI IRENGSING A. SANGMA | NDA | 1,059 | 9.3% |
| 7 | SHRI BHUBANI HAJONG | IND | 612 | 5.4% |
| 8 | SHRI ROCKFELLER MOMIN | GNC | 144 | 1.3% |
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 (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.5% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
53rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 25.3%INC 23.8%IND 14.4%UDP 10.4%IND 10.1%BJP 9.3%OTH 6.7%
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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