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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1978Reserved (ST)

Selsella

Winner — 1978

GIRASH MARAK
AHL
AHL 51.0%INC 49.0%
Votes
2,170
51.0% share
Winning margin
82
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
60.5%
of 7,043

Selsella was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 82 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRASH MARAK
AHL
2,17051.0%
2
WILLIAM CECIL R. MARAK
INC
2,08849.0%

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 (53rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.5% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
53rd of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 51.0%INC 49.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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