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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1983Reserved (ST)

Salmanpura

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Winner — 1983

MECKENSON K. SANGMA
AHL
AHL 30.9%INC 27.5%4 others 41.7%
Votes
2,289
30.9% share
Winning margin
254
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.5%
of 10,672

A closely fought contest. MECKENSON K. SANGMA won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MECKENSON K. SANGMA
AHL
2,28930.9%
2
NIMARSON MOMIN
INC
Congress (I)
2,03527.5%
3
NOHO SANGMA
IND
1,66722.5%
4
SAMARENDRA SANGMA
IND
6358.6%
5
BILSON S. SANGMA
IND
5407.3%
6
RONSING DANGSU
HPD
2463.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (29th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 1.2% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
29th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.75
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
10th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AHL 30.9%INC 27.5%IND 22.5%IND 8.6%IND 7.3%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,42,334
Density
75 / km²
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,887 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population94.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
Christian 93.4%Other 6.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.9%
Electricity45.2%
Sanitation65.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance77.3%

What's nearby?

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