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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Dadenggiri
Winner — 2008
AUGUSTINE D.MARAK
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 39.3%NCP 33.6%7 others 27.1%
Votes
8,401
39.3% share
Winning margin
1,225
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
91.9%
of 23,247
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUGUSTINE D.MARAK | INC (UPA) | 8,401 | 39.3% |
| 2 | EDMUND K.SANGMA | UPA | 7,176 | 33.6% |
| 3 | PEJUSH R.MARAK | IND | 1,878 | 8.8% |
| 4 | DAVID CH.MARAK | IND | 1,610 | 7.5% |
| 5 | JOSASBURDIN A.SANGMA | IND | 745 | 3.5% |
| 6 | HAPINE M.MARAK | IND | 676 | 3.2% |
| 7 | SENGBAN R.SANGMA | IND | 444 | 2.1% |
| 8 | TANGSENG R.MARAK | UDP | 247 | 1.2% |
| 9 | JONA MARAK | IND | 190 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.3% · max 63.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
11th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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34th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.3%NCP 33.6%IND 8.8%IND 7.5%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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