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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1983Reserved (ST)
Shella
Winner — 1983
S. GALMENDAR SINGH LYNGDOH
AHL
AHL 33.0%PDC 28.1%5 others 38.9%
Votes
2,186
33.0% share
Winning margin
321
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.4%
of 9,988
A closely fought contest. S. GALMENDAR SINGH LYNGDOH won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. GALMENDAR SINGH LYNGDOH | AHL | 2,186 | 33.0% |
| 2 | R. WESTER TIEWSOH | PDC | 1,865 | 28.1% |
| 3 | J.S. JITEM | Congress (I) | 1,131 | 17.1% |
| 4 | STAD RAI SYNREM | HPD | 813 | 12.3% |
| 5 | L. MORROW MOHON KHARPURI | IND | 270 | 4.1% |
| 6 | ONDER-STAND AJAR | IND | 185 | 2.8% |
| 7 | LASTON WANSWETT | IND | 183 | 2.8% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 0.4% · max 13.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
7th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 33.0%PDC 28.1%INC 17.1%HPD 12.3%OTH 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,83,461
Density
73 / km²
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,247 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population97.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%CHRISTIAN
Christian 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.7%
Electricity51.7%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births41.7%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel8.6%
Health insurance60.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.