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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2019 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Shella
Winner — 2019 by-elections
BALAJIED KUPAR SYNREM
UDP
UDP 48.0%IND 23.1%4 others 28.9%
Votes
12,002
48.0% share
Winning margin
6,221
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Shella is a safe seat — BALAJIED KUPAR SYNREM won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALAJIED KUPAR SYNREM | UDP | 12,002 | 48.0% |
| 2 | GRACE MARY KHARPURI | IND | 5,781 | 23.1% |
| 3 | MOSJO ROCK F.WANSWETT | PDF | 4,327 | 17.3% |
| 4 | BATYNGSHAIN LAITMON RYNGNGA | 1,715 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | JOSHUA WARJRI | 742 | 3.0% | |
| 6 | KOMEN LAITMON | IND | 444 | 1.8% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal24.9%
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%
lowerhigher
9th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 48.0%IND 23.1%PDF 17.3%INC 6.9%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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.