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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2008Reserved (ST)
War-Jaintia
Winner — 2008
LAHKMEN RYMBUI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 36.4%UDP 31.7%4 others 31.9%
Votes
6,896
36.4% share
Winning margin
900
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
92.4%
of 20,497
A closely fought contest. LAHKMEN RYMBUI won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAHKMEN RYMBUI | INC (UPA) | 6,896 | 36.4% |
| 2 | RIANGLENON TARIANG | UDP | 5,996 | 31.6% |
| 3 | PAUL LAMIN | UPA | 3,230 | 17.1% |
| 4 | CAMILLUS ALBERT LAMIN | KHNAM | 2,613 | 13.8% |
| 5 | JUNIOR LAMIN | NDA | 109 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SEVENSON DHAR | NDA | 99 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 1.6% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
10th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
13th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.4%UDP 31.6%NCP 17.1%KHNAM 13.8%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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