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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Rymbai
Winner — 1998
SIMON SIANGSHAI
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 37.2%PDM 35.9%1 others 26.9%
Votes
9,287
37.2% share
Winning margin
334
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
87.7%
of 28,480
Rymbai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 334 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMON SIANGSHAI | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 9,287 | 37.2% |
| 2 | OBIL KYNDAIT | PDM | 8,953 | 35.9% |
| 3 | DORINROY KSIH | INC | 6,722 | 26.9% |
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 (37th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 1.3% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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37th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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11th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 37.2%PDM 35.9%INC 26.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,95,124
Density
103 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,819 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population95.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%CHRISTIAN
Christian 68.7%Other 27.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water25.5%
Electricity64.3%
Sanitation47.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births45.3%
Children fully vaccinated67.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Women literate78.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.6%
Health insurance69.8%
What's nearby?
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