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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2008Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 2008

DON KUPAR MASSAR
IND
IND 37.9%INC 31.2%2 others 31.0%
Votes
5,522
37.9% share
Winning margin
972
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
92.1%
of 15,840

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DON KUPAR MASSAR
IND
5,52237.9%
2
KHAN KHONG DKHAR
UPA
4,55031.2%
3
N.BELIRIS KHARDUIA
UDP
2,62418.0%
4
NICHOLAS POHLONG
UPA
1,89113.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 65.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
25th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
52nd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.9%INC 31.2%UDP 18.0%NCP 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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