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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Malki-Nongthymmai
Winner — 1998
TONY CORTIS LYNGDOH
INC· INC
INC 43.2%UDP 39.7%4 others 17.1%
Votes
5,240
43.2% share
Winning margin
421
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.6%
of 21,426
A closely fought contest. TONY CORTIS LYNGDOH won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TONY CORTIS LYNGDOH | INC | 5,240 | 43.2% |
| 2 | BINDO M. LANONG | UDP | 4,819 | 39.7% |
| 3 | LUCIA MALNGIANG | NDA | 840 | 6.9% |
| 4 | G. BRIGHSTAR MUKHIM | IND | 810 | 6.7% |
| 5 | KROSHONSTONE MYLLIEMNGAP | PDM | 314 | 2.6% |
| 6 | ANTHONY SAWKMIE | 111 | 0.9% |
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 (59th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.1% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
59th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 60How much NOTA?
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1.5%
lowerhigher
2nd of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.2%UDP 39.7%BJP 6.9%IND 6.7%OTH 3.5%
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.