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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Sutnga Saipung
Winner — 2023
SANTA MARY SHYLLA
NPP· National People's Party (India) (NDA)
NPP 39.1%INC 34.9%3 others 26.0%
Votes
16,974
39.1% share
Winning margin
1,828
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
90.8%
of 47,812
A closely fought contest. SANTA MARY SHYLLA won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹12.83 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTA MARY SHYLLA | National People's Party (India) (NDA) | 16,974 | 39.1% |
| 2 | VINCENT .H. PALA | INC | 15,146 | 34.9% |
| 3 | SHITLANG PALE | UDP | 10,453 | 24.1% |
| 4 | KRISON LANGSTANG | BJP | 424 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 416 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 1.4% · max 18.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
8th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
20th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NPP 39.1%INC 34.9%UDP 24.1%OTH 1.0%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹12.83 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
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🏺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.