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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Rymbai
Winner — 2008
NEHLANG LYNGDOH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.9%NCP 21.8%3 others 30.3%
Votes
12,893
47.9% share
Winning margin
7,037
26.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
90.7%
of 29,659
Rymbai is a safe seat — NEHLANG LYNGDOH won by 26.1%.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEHLANG LYNGDOH | INC (UPA) | 12,893 | 47.9% |
| 2 | SIMON SIANGSHAI | UPA | 5,856 | 21.8% |
| 3 | OBIL KYNDAIT | HSPDP | 3,853 | 14.3% |
| 4 | TARIANG MASSAR | KHNAM | 2,332 | 8.7% |
| 5 | BALIOS SWER | UDP | 1,980 | 7.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (37th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.3% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
37th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%NCP 21.8%HSPDP 14.3%KHNAM 8.7%UDP 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.49 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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