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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Mylliem
Winner — 2018
HAMLETSON DOHLING
PDF· People's Democratic Front (Meghalaya)
PDF 32.7%INC 30.9%7 others 36.5%
Votes
8,493
32.7% share
Winning margin
465
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.8%
of 31,795
Mylliem was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 465 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLETSON DOHLING | PDF People's Democratic Front (Meghalaya) | 8,493 | 32.7% |
| 2 | RONNIE V LYNGDOH | UPA | 8,028 | 30.9% |
| 3 | TELINIA S. THANGKHIEW | HSPDP | 6,629 | 25.5% |
| 4 | RICKY SHULLAI | IND | 1,951 | 7.5% |
| 5 | BANSHAILANG MAJAW | KHNAM | 272 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 265 | 1.0% |
| 7 | CAMPBELL MANICK SYIEM | IND | 138 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BOMBER SINGH HYNNIEWTA | IND | 137 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SAMUEL HASHAH | UPA | 89 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.1% · max 67.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
50th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PDF 32.7%INC 30.9%HSPDP 25.5%IND 7.5%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.53 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,25,922
Density
301 / km²
Sex ratio
1011 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,748 km²
SC population0.7%
ST population80.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%CHRISTIAN
Christian 65.8%Hindu 17.6%Other 14.0%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water70.0%
Electricity84.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births63.4%
Children fully vaccinated49.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.6%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance47.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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