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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1983Reserved (ST)
Kharkutta
Winner — 1983
PRETTINGTONE SANGMA
INC· Congress (I)
INC 45.5%IND 26.2%3 others 28.3%
Votes
2,947
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,253
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.3%
of 11,109
Kharkutta is a safe seat — PRETTINGTONE SANGMA won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRETTINGTONE SANGMA | Congress (I) | 2,947 | 45.5% |
| 2 | KURENDRA D. SHIRA | IND | 1,694 | 26.2% |
| 3 | LUDERBERG-CH. MOMIN | AHL | 1,089 | 16.8% |
| 4 | SEDINATH G. MOMIN | IND | 599 | 9.3% |
| 5 | EARNESH MOMIN | IND | 147 | 2.3% |
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.
Average turnout (35th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
35th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
28th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.5%IND 26.2%AHL 16.8%IND 9.3%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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