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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Shella
Winner — 2018
DONKUPAR ROY
UDP· Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA)
UDP 33.1%PDF 31.6%5 others 35.4%
Votes
8,280
33.1% share
Winning margin
370
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
86.3%
of 29,040
Shella was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 370 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DONKUPAR ROY | UDP Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA) | 8,280 | 33.1% |
| 2 | LESTON WANSWETT | PDF | 7,910 | 31.6% |
| 3 | BATYNGSHAIN LAITMON RYNGNGA | UPA | 4,332 | 17.3% |
| 4 | JROP SINGH NONGKHLAW | NDA | 3,390 | 13.5% |
| 5 | SAINKUPAR RIAHTAM | NPEP | 484 | 1.9% |
| 6 | WELLBORN BYNNUD | IND | 456 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 195 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.5% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
32nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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9th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 33.1%PDF 31.6%INC 17.3%BJP 13.5%OTH 3.8%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.38 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.