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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1988Reserved (ST)
Tura
Winner — 1988
PURNO A. SANGMA
INC· INC
INC 48.6%AHL(A) 38.1%1 others 13.3%
Votes
7,003
48.6% share
Winning margin
1,509
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.5%
of 20,151
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNO A. SANGMA | INC | 7,003 | 48.6% |
| 2 | LAMBERTH SANGMA | AHL(A) | 5,494 | 38.1% |
| 3 | BARTHIAR MARAK | HPU | 1,909 | 13.3% |
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 (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.8% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
38th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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43rd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%AHL(A) 38.1%HPU 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,43,291
Density
175 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,677 km²
SC population1.4%
ST population73.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%CHRISTIAN
Christian 60.6%Hindu 19.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.1%
Electricity42.1%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.6%
Children fully vaccinated77.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.5%
Children underweight (under 5)26.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Women literate89.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.4%
Clean cooking fuel47.6%
Health insurance77.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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