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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DONKUPAR ROY
IND
2,11027.7%
2
S. GALMENDER SINGH LYNGDOH
HPU
1,69222.2%
3
R. WESTER TIEWSOH
INC
1,22016.0%
4
SAITTISH WANSWET
PDC
1,17115.4%
5
EDNELLSON DIENGDOH
HPD
98613.0%
6
K. MEDHI WARJRI
IND
4285.6%

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
marginal
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.5% · min 0.4% · max 13.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
7th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 60

Where 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 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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