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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Malki-Nongthymmai
Winner — 1978
UPSTAR KHARBULI
INC· INC
INC 40.1%AHL 33.7%3 others 26.2%
Votes
2,704
40.1% share
Winning margin
437
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.4%
of 10,138
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPSTAR KHARBULI | INC | 2,704 | 40.1% |
| 2 | BINDO M. LANONG | AHL | 2,267 | 33.7% |
| 3 | DAVID LYNGDOH | HPD | 840 | 12.5% |
| 4 | DROSILY MUKHIM | IND | 589 | 8.8% |
| 5 | A. THANGLURA | IND | 335 | 5.0% |
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.
Low turnout (59th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.1% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
59th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
2nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.1%AHL 33.7%HPD 12.5%IND 8.8%OTH 5.0%
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.