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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1993Reserved (ST)
Sohiong
Winner — 1993
H. DONKUPA R. LYNGDOH
HPSD
HPSD 56.8%INC 38.1%1 others 5.1%
Votes
10,097
56.8% share
Winning margin
3,317
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
81.6%
of 21,802
Sohiong is a safe seat — H. DONKUPA R. LYNGDOH won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. DONKUPA R. LYNGDOH | HPSD | 10,097 | 56.8% |
| 2 | RAIN AUGUSTINE LYNGDOH | INC | 6,780 | 38.1% |
| 3 | LAPPHANG JANA | AHLC(AM) | 911 | 5.1% |
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.
Low turnout (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.9% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
55th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.85
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
6th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HPSD 56.8%INC 38.1%AHLC(AM) 5.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.