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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1983Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 1983
ORIS LYNGDOH
AHL
AHL 33.8%PDC 29.9%5 others 36.3%
Votes
2,943
33.8% share
Winning margin
335
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.1%
of 11,450
A closely fought contest. ORIS LYNGDOH won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORIS LYNGDOH | AHL | 2,943 | 33.8% |
| 2 | MOHAN ROY KHARKONGOR | PDC | 2,608 | 29.9% |
| 3 | LAMBOURNE KHARLUKHI | HPD | 1,402 | 16.1% |
| 4 | H. ALONTIS ROY KHARPHULI | Congress (I) | 1,109 | 12.7% |
| 5 | STONELY A. NONGRUM | IND | 383 | 4.4% |
| 6 | W.S. ROY THANGKHIEW | IND | 168 | 1.9% |
| 7 | U. TOJU SINGH GIRI NONGKHLAW | IND | 99 | 1.1% |
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 (51st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 2.1% · max 38.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
51st of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
40th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 33.8%PDC 29.9%HPD 16.1%INC 12.7%OTH 7.5%
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.