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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Rajabala

Winner — 1998

KAPIN CH. BORO
INC· INC
INC 41.1%UDP 40.3%5 others 18.7%
Votes
6,620
41.1% share
Winning margin
129
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.5%
of 20,030

Rajabala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 129 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAPIN CH. BORO
INC
6,62041.1%
2
SAYEEDULLAH NONGRUM
UDP
6,49140.3%
3
SISIL MARAK
IND
1,0376.4%
4
CLEMENT MARAK
IND
8775.4%
5
UTPOL ARENG
NDA
5463.4%
6
LALTHANTLUANGA D SHIRA
IND
3972.5%
7
BIJETA DARING
IND
1541.0%

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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.1% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
12th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
17th of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.1%UDP 40.3%IND 6.4%IND 5.4%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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