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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 60 · 2008

Mahendraganj

Winner — 2008

ABDUS SALEH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.3%IND 37.9%5 others 18.8%
Votes
7,017
43.3% share
Winning margin
874
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
91.6%
of 17,689

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUS SALEH
INC (UPA)
7,01743.3%
2
NIDHU RAM HAJONG
IND
6,14337.9%
3
SAHIDUR RAHMAN
UPA
1,2017.4%
4
UTPAL KUMAR KOCH
NDA
8465.2%
5
DHABAL CH. BARMAN
MDP
4492.8%
6
PIYALI PHUKAN HAJONG
UDP
4262.6%
7
SRINIWAS DUBEY
1170.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (36th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 2.4% · max 36.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
36th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.55
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.3%IND 37.9%NCP 7.4%BJP 5.2%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,334
Density
75 / km²
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,887 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population94.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
Christian 93.4%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.9%
Electricity45.2%
Sanitation65.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance77.3%

What's nearby?

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