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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2023Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 2023
SYNSHAR KUPAR ROY LYNGDOH THABAH
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 51.9%NPEP 41.2%5 others 6.9%
Votes
16,679
51.9% share
Winning margin
3,422
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
92.4%
of 34,790
A clear win with a 10.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYNSHAR KUPAR ROY LYNGDOH THABAH | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 16,679 | 51.9% |
| 2 | SAMLIN MALNGIANG | NPEP | 13,257 | 41.2% |
| 3 | S. OSBORNE KHARJANA | INC | 1,762 | 5.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 272 | 0.8% |
| 5 | STODINGSTAR THABAH |  AITC | 89 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SANDONDOR RYNTATHIANG | HSPDP | 62 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SERAPH ERIC KHARBUKI | BJP | 40 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (4th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 2.4% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
4th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
27th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 51.9%NPEP 41.2%INC 5.5%OTH 0.6%NOTA 0.8%
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?
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.