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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1983Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1983

H. LEDISHON NONGSIANG
HPD
HPD 31.0%INC 28.1%3 others 40.9%
Votes
2,726
31.0% share
Winning margin
249
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.3%
of 13,278

A closely fought contest. H. LEDISHON NONGSIANG won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1978 vs 1983

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H. LEDISHON NONGSIANG
HPD
2,72631.0%
2
EBLIN J. SANGMA
INC
Congress (I)
2,47728.1%
3
MAYSALIN WAR
AHL
2,14124.3%
4
RAISEN MAWSOI
IND
1,35915.4%
5
EDREN LYNGHKHOI
PDC
971.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.6% · min 0.3% · max 11.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
26th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.35
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
57th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPD 31.0%INC 28.1%AHL 24.3%IND 15.4%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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