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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2005 by-elections
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Winner — 2005 by-elections
MANAS CHAUDHURI
IND
IND 48.7%INC 35.4%3 others 15.9%
Votes
4,839
48.6% share
Winning margin
1,318
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANAS CHAUDHURI | IND | 4,839 | 48.6% |
| 2 | DAMBAR B. GURUNG | 3,521 | 35.4% | |
| 3 | BIR BAHADUR CHETTRI | 1,462 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | L.MORROW MOHON kHARPURI | HSPDP | 88 | 0.9% |
| 5 | JOYJIT BOSE | IND | 36 | 0.4% |
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 (57th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 4.0% · max 38.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
57th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.79
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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4th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.6%INC 35.4%BJP 14.7%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
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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.