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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Sohra
Winner — 2018
GAVIN MIGUEL MYLLIEM
PDF· People's Democratic Front (Meghalaya)
PDF 38.0%UDP 29.1%5 others 33.0%
Votes
8,625
38.0% share
Winning margin
2,024
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
89.8%
of 25,297
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAVIN MIGUEL MYLLIEM | PDF People's Democratic Front (Meghalaya) | 8,625 | 38.0% |
| 2 | TITOSSTAR WELL CHYNE | UDP | 6,601 | 29.1% |
| 3 | DONEVAN WANLANG | UPA | 4,092 | 18.0% |
| 4 | PHLOUR W.KHONGJEE | NDA | 1,838 | 8.1% |
| 5 | DROISTAR KHONGSTI | HSPDP | 1,329 | 5.8% |
| 6 | MATTSING NONGRUM | IND | 121 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 104 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.1% · max 65.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
25th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
52nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PDF 38.0%UDP 29.1%INC 18.0%BJP 8.1%HSPDP 5.8%OTH 0.5%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.60 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.