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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Rongjeng
Winner — 2008
SHRI.DESANG M.SANGMA
NCP· NCP
NCP 49.5%INC 28.7%1 others 21.8%
Votes
7,891
49.5% share
Winning margin
3,311
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
88.8%
of 17,950
Rongjeng is a safe seat — SHRI.DESANG M.SANGMA won by 20.8%.
Seat history
0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
3 total
Average turnout (43rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 3.0% · max 75.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
43rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
41st of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 49.5%INC 28.7%MDP 21.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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