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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1983Reserved (ST)

Malki-Nongthymmai

Winner — 1983

BINDO M. LANONG
AHL
AHL 46.5%INC 32.2%5 others 21.3%
Votes
3,313
46.5% share
Winning margin
1,015
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.0%
of 11,318

A clear win with a 14.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BINDO M. LANONG
AHL
3,31346.5%
2
UPSTAR KHARBULI
Congress (I)
2,29832.2%
3
BNEIN BAREH
PDC
7059.9%
4
B.C. SWER
HPD
4396.2%
5
A. BLINGSTODAR DIENGDOH
IND
1752.5%
6
J.N. GIRI
IND
1742.4%
7
S. SHYNRENG KHONGLAH
IND
230.3%

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
lean
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.1% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
59th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
2nd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 46.5%INC 32.2%PDC 9.9%HPD 6.2%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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