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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Songsak
Winner — 2008
SHRI.NIHIM D.SHIRA
NCP· NCP
NCP 33.2%INC 31.2%3 others 35.6%
Votes
5,687
33.1% share
Winning margin
330
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
92.7%
of 18,510
Songsak was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 330 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHRI.NIHIM D.SHIRA | NCP | 5,687 | 33.1% |
| 2 | SHRI.TONSING N.MARAK | UPA | 5,357 | 31.2% |
| 3 | SHRI.ANDERSON A. SANGMA | IND | 4,259 | 24.8% |
| 4 | SHRI.SANJAY MARAK | UDP | 1,456 | 8.5% |
| 5 | SHRI.CLEVER N.MARAK | IND | 395 | 2.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.3% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
52nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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7th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 33.1%INC 31.2%IND 24.8%UDP 8.5%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 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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