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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1983Reserved (ST)
Sohryngkham
Winner — 1983
GROSSWELL MYLLIEMNGAP
AHL
AHL 38.9%PDC 27.8%4 others 33.3%
Votes
2,942
38.9% share
Winning margin
843
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.1%
of 10,345
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GROSSWELL MYLLIEMNGAP | AHL | 2,942 | 38.9% |
| 2 | DRINGSON E. SHALLAM | PDC | 2,099 | 27.8% |
| 3 | BORMANIK KHARPRAN | HPD | 1,358 | 18.0% |
| 4 | NARAMAI LANGSTIEH | Congress (I) | 514 | 6.8% |
| 5 | EDWARD R. SOHTUN | IND | 374 | 5.0% |
| 6 | GRAYNESON MAWTHOH | IND | 273 | 3.6% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.1% · max 20.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
33rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
5.79
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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54th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
5.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 38.9%PDC 27.8%HPD 18.0%INC 6.8%OTH 8.6%
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.