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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Gambegre
Winner — 2018
SALENG A. SANGMA
NCP· NCP
NCP 30.6%INC 30.1%5 others 39.3%
Votes
7,291
30.6% share
Winning margin
136
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
91.4%
of 26,023
Gambegre was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 136 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALENG A. SANGMA | NCP | 7,291 | 30.6% |
| 2 | SADHIARANI M. SANGMA | UPA | 7,155 | 30.1% |
| 3 | PHILLIPOLE D. MARAK | NPEP | 3,134 | 13.2% |
| 4 | JINBERTH R. MARAK | GNC | 2,891 | 12.2% |
| 5 | NEHRU D. SANGMA | IND | 2,727 | 11.5% |
| 6 | NENGRIN SANGMA |  AITC | 311 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 282 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (14th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.6% · max 22.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
14th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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53rd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 30.6%INC 30.1%NPEP 13.2%GNC 12.2%IND 11.5%OTH 1.3%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.14 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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