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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Mawkyrwat
Winner — 2018
RENIKTON LYNGDOH TONGKHAR
HSPDP· Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA)
HSPDP 26.0%INC 24.2%7 others 49.8%
Votes
6,777
26.0% share
Winning margin
458
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
85.3%
of 30,552
Mawkyrwat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 458 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RENIKTON LYNGDOH TONGKHAR | HSPDP Regional Democratic Alliance (RDA) | 6,777 | 26.0% |
| 2 | CARNES SOHSHANG | UPA | 6,319 | 24.2% |
| 3 | ROWELL LYNGDOH | NPEP | 4,038 | 15.5% |
| 4 | HADRIAN LYNGDOH | PDF | 4,009 | 15.4% |
| 5 | ENBIN KHARRASWAI | KHNAM | 3,613 | 13.9% |
| 6 | POLANDING SOHPHOH | NDA | 680 | 2.6% |
| 7 | DR. BESTONDAR C. LYNGDOH | IND | 470 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 97 | 0.4% |
| 9 | DAROSSING RAMSIEJ | UPA | 66 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.6% · min 0.3% · max 11.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
26th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.35
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
57th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HSPDP 26.0%INC 24.2%NPEP 15.5%PDF 15.4%KHNAM 13.9%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.41 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,83,461
Density
73 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,247 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.7%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births41.7%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel8.6%
Health insurance60.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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