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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1998Reserved (ST)

Tura

Winner — 1998

KULERT CHERAN MOMIN
IND
IND 33.2%INC 31.4%3 others 35.4%
Votes
7,126
33.2% share
Winning margin
385
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.6%
of 37,925

Tura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 385 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KULERT CHERAN MOMIN
IND
7,12633.2%
2
JOYLANCE MOMIN
INC
6,74131.4%
3
ALBERT SANGMA
NDA
4,28420.0%
4
KHIRODE MARAK
UDP
1,7978.4%
5
INDRAJIT A. SANGMA
IND
1,5177.1%

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.

Average turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.8% · max 31.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
38th of 60

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 60

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
43rd of 60

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.2%INC 31.4%BJP 20.0%UDP 8.4%IND 7.1%

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
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