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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2008Reserved (ST)

Sutnga-Shangpung

Winner — 2008

SHITLANG PALE
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.0%UDP 41.2%1 others 7.8%
Votes
9,814
51.0% share
Winning margin
1,876
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
92.1%
of 20,892

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHITLANG PALE
INC (UPA)
9,81451.0%
2
RICHARD SINGH LYNGDOH
UDP
7,93841.2%
3
BISON PASLEIN
KHNAM
1,4967.8%

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

Average turnout (22nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.5% · max 15.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
22nd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.09
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.0%UDP 41.2%KHNAM 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/3

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.41 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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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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