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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Jowai

Winner — 2023

WAILADMIKI SHYLLA
NPP· National People's Party (India) (NDA)
NPP 38.3%AITC 31.1%4 others 30.6%
Votes
14,079
38.4% share
Winning margin
2,667
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
86.0%
of 42,718

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
WAILADMIKI SHYLLA
National People's Party (India) (NDA)
14,07938.4%
2
AWHAI ANDREW SHULLAI
AITC
11,41231.1%
3
MOONLIGHT PARIAT
UDP
10,26027.9%
NOTA
NOTA
4231.1%
5
ALLAN KEITH SUCHIANG
BJP
3260.9%
6
DANIEL DANN
INC
2160.6%

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

Average turnout (37th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.3% · max 26.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
37th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
11th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NPP 38.4%AITC 31.1%UDP 27.9%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.11 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Black Pottery (Khiew Ranei)🏷️TurmericGI

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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