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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Mawkynrew
Winner — 2018
BANTEIDOR LYNGDOH
PDF· People's Democratic Front (Meghalaya)
PDF 31.9%HSPDP 30.0%5 others 38.1%
Votes
8,519
31.9% share
Winning margin
509
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.7%
of 31,164
Mawkynrew was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 509 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANTEIDOR LYNGDOH | PDF People's Democratic Front (Meghalaya) | 8,519 | 31.9% |
| 2 | MARTLE N MUKHIM | HSPDP | 8,010 | 30.0% |
| 3 | REMINGTON PYNGROPE | NPEP | 5,508 | 20.6% |
| 4 | OLET KHARSOHNOH | UPA | 3,945 | 14.8% |
| 5 | LAMBORSKHEM KHARPURI | KHNAM | 364 | 1.4% |
| 6 | DWIN SINGH LYNSHIANG | IND | 221 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 130 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 1.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.98
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
35th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PDF 31.9%HSPDP 30.0%NPEP 20.6%INC 14.8%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
A 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
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🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
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