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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Mawsynram
Winner — 1988
MESTONNATH KHARCHANDY
INC· INC
INC 40.3%HPU 31.8%3 others 27.9%
Votes
3,934
40.3% share
Winning margin
831
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.7%
of 13,429
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MESTONNATH KHARCHANDY | INC | 3,934 | 40.3% |
| 2 | D.P. IANGJUH | HPU | 3,103 | 31.8% |
| 3 | E.W.B. JYRWA | HPD | 1,450 | 14.8% |
| 4 | ILLIPSON JYAWA | IND | 640 | 6.6% |
| 5 | KARADOKLIE E. TARIANG | PDC | 636 | 6.5% |
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 (6th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.5% · max 32.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
6th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
32nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.3%HPU 31.8%HPD 14.8%IND 6.6%PDC 6.5%
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
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.