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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Nongkrem
Winner — 1988
H.S.SHYLLA
INC· INC
INC 32.3%PDC 27.6%3 others 40.1%
Votes
3,779
32.3% share
Winning margin
548
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.4%
of 14,384
A closely fought contest. H.S.SHYLLA won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.S.SHYLLA | INC | 3,779 | 32.3% |
| 2 | D.ROBLIN NONGKYNRIH | PDC | 3,231 | 27.6% |
| 3 | RADHON S. LYNGDOH | HPU | 3,141 | 26.8% |
| 4 | E.B.S. KHARRNGI | HPD | 1,399 | 11.9% |
| 5 | LONG SINGH WANKHAR | IND | 154 | 1.3% |
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 (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.5% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
32nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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9th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.3%PDC 27.6%HPU 26.8%HPD 11.9%OTH 1.3%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.