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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Shella
Winner — 2023
BALAJIED KUPAR SYNREM
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 43.4%NPP 41.9%4 others 14.7%
Votes
13,274
43.4% share
Winning margin
434
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
87.3%
of 35,082
Shella was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 434 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.88 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALAJIED KUPAR SYNREM | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 13,274 | 43.4% |
| 2 | GRACE MARY KHARPURI | National People's Party (India) | 12,840 | 41.9% |
| 3 | ARENA HYNNIEWTA | BJP | 2,670 | 8.7% |
| 4 | PLAYNESS KHIEWTAM |  AITC | 882 | 2.9% |
| 5 | WELLBORN BYNNUD | INC | 592 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 358 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.5% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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32nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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9th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 43.4%NPP 41.9%BJP 8.7%OTH 4.8%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹4.88 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺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.