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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Nongstoin
Winner — 2008
HOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH
HSPDP· Hill State People's Democratic Party
HSPDP 37.8%IND 17.7%6 others 44.5%
Votes
10,537
37.8% share
Winning margin
5,588
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.7%
of 34,990
Nongstoin is a safe seat — HOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH won by 20.0%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH | HSPDP Hill State People's Democratic Party | 10,537 | 37.8% |
| 2 | DAVID HAMAR MARWEIN | IND | 4,949 | 17.7% |
| 3 | FRANCIS K. MAWLOT | UDP | 4,855 | 17.4% |
| 4 | J. T. STORMDING THONGNI | UPA | 4,111 | 14.7% |
| 5 | NICHOLAS MARWEIN | UPA | 1,945 | 7.0% |
| 6 | JEPPRIN D. SANGMA | IND | 1,061 | 3.8% |
| 7 | LIVINGSTONE R. MARAK | NDA | 287 | 1.0% |
| 8 | PHLINGTON PUWEIN | NDA | 145 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.4% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
23rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
25th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HSPDP 37.8%IND 17.7%UDP 17.4%INC 14.7%NCP 7.0%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,83,461
Density
73 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,247 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.7%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births41.7%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel8.6%
Health insurance60.1%
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.