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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1983Reserved (ST)
Nongpoh
Winner — 1983
D. DETHWELSON LAPANG
INC· Congress (I)
INC 39.6%HPD 31.7%3 others 28.7%
Votes
3,017
39.6% share
Winning margin
601
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.3%
of 11,323
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. DETHWELSON LAPANG | Congress (I) | 3,017 | 39.6% |
| 2 | CHOSTERFIELD KHONGWIR | HPD | 2,416 | 31.7% |
| 3 | THOMAS ROY MALAI | PDC | 1,535 | 20.2% |
| 4 | ANDREAS KHONGJEE | AHL | 573 | 7.5% |
| 5 | JAMES C. KHYRIEM | IND | 74 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (31st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 39.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
31st of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.79
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.6%HPD 31.7%PDC 20.2%AHL 7.5%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,58,840
Density
106 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,448 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population88.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%CHRISTIAN
Christian 84.4%Hindu 12.0%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity67.2%
Sanitation66.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births56.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate89.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel21.0%
Health insurance66.8%
What's nearby?
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