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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2023

South Shillong

Winner — 2023

SANBOR SHULLAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 65.7%VPP 12.0%4 others 22.2%
Votes
14,213
65.7% share
Winning margin
11,609
53.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.1%
of 34,817

South Shillong is a safe seat — SANBOR SHULLAI won by 53.7%.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANBOR SHULLAI
BJP (NDA)
14,21365.7%
2
DANNY LANGSTIEH
VPP
2,60412.0%
3
ANGELA G. RANGAD
IND
1,7147.9%
4
IAN ANDREW LYNGDOH NONGKYNRIH
AITC
1,5607.2%
5
VENETIA PEARL MAWLONG
INC
1,0865.0%
NOTA
NOTA
4442.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
53.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 5.5% · max 53.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
60th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.7%VPP 12.0%IND 7.9%AITC 7.2%INC 5.0%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹4.07 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.

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