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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Shella
Winner — 1988
DONKUPAR ROY
IND
IND 27.7%HPU 22.2%4 others 50.0%
Votes
2,110
27.7% share
Winning margin
418
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.3%
of 10,373
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DONKUPAR ROY | IND | 2,110 | 27.7% |
| 2 | S. GALMENDER SINGH LYNGDOH | HPU | 1,692 | 22.2% |
| 3 | R. WESTER TIEWSOH | INC | 1,220 | 16.0% |
| 4 | SAITTISH WANSWET | PDC | 1,171 | 15.4% |
| 5 | EDNELLSON DIENGDOH | HPD | 986 | 13.0% |
| 6 | K. MEDHI WARJRI | IND | 428 | 5.6% |
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
marginal5.5%
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
IND 27.7%HPU 22.2%INC 16.0%PDC 15.4%HPD 13.0%IND 5.6%
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
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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.