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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRASH MARAK | AHL | 2,170 | 51.0% |
| 2 | WILLIAM CECIL R. MARAK | INC | 2,088 | 49.0% |
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
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.5% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
53rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 60Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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