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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2019 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Selsella
Winner — 2019 by-elections
FERLIN C. A. SANGMA
NPP 54.9%INC 39.7%2 others 5.4%
Votes
15,857
54.9% share
Winning margin
4,396
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Selsella is a safe seat — FERLIN C. A. SANGMA won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FERLIN C. A. SANGMA | 15,857 | 54.9% | |
| 2 | JUNE ELIANA R. MARAK | 11,461 | 39.7% | |
| 3 | ADORSHO SANGMA | 1,021 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | SAYEEDULLAH NONGRUM | UDP | 547 | 1.9% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.2% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
5th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
48th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NPP 54.9%INC 39.7%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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