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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Songsak
Winner — 2023
DR. MUKUL SANGMA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress (INDIA)
AITC 44.5%NPP 43.2%4 others 12.3%
Votes
12,689
44.5% share
Winning margin
372
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
89.1%
of 31,997
Songsak was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 372 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. MUKUL SANGMA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress (INDIA) | 12,689 | 44.5% |
| 2 | NIHIM D SHIRA | National People's Party (India) | 12,317 | 43.2% |
| 3 | CHAMPION R. SANGMA | INC | 2,232 | 7.8% |
| 4 | THOMAS MARAK | BJP | 776 | 2.7% |
| 5 | SARENNI MARAK | 296 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 196 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.3% · max 11.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
19th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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38th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 44.5%NPP 43.2%INC 7.8%OTH 3.8%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.35 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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