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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Kharkutta
Winner — 2008
SHRI.OMILLO K.SANGMA
NCP· NCP
NCP 33.3%IND 31.7%4 others 34.9%
Votes
6,424
33.3% share
Winning margin
307
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
89.9%
of 21,441
Kharkutta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 307 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHRI.OMILLO K.SANGMA | NCP | 6,424 | 33.3% |
| 2 | SHRI.RUPERT MOMIN | IND | 6,117 | 31.7% |
| 3 | SHRI.ELSTONE D.MARAK | UPA | 3,018 | 15.7% |
| 4 | SHRI.LUDERBERG CH.MOMIN | UDP | 2,088 | 10.8% |
| 5 | SHRI.SUBASH MARAK | IND | 1,372 | 7.1% |
| 6 | SHRI.BIPORAL K.MARAK | IND | 256 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (35th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
35th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
28th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 33.3%IND 31.7%INC 15.7%UDP 10.8%IND 7.1%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 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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