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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Rongchugiri
Winner — 1998
BECKSTAR SANGMA
INC· INC
INC 45.8%IND 26.9%4 others 27.3%
Votes
4,841
45.8% share
Winning margin
2,002
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.2%
of 13,340
Rongchugiri is a safe seat — BECKSTAR SANGMA won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BECKSTAR SANGMA | INC | 4,841 | 45.8% |
| 2 | SHERJEE M. SANGMA | IND | 2,839 | 26.9% |
| 3 | BENEDICT MARAK | IND | 1,010 | 9.6% |
| 4 | WILLIAM CECIL MARAK | GNC | 757 | 7.2% |
| 5 | ROCKEFELLER MOMIN | UDP | 732 | 6.9% |
| 6 | CLIFORD ARENG | NDA | 390 | 3.7% |
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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.0% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
3rd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%IND 26.9%IND 9.6%GNC 7.2%UDP 6.9%OTH 3.7%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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