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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2018Reserved (ST)
Songsak
Winner — 2018
DR. MUKUL SANGMA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.9%NPEP 35.3%6 others 21.9%
Votes
10,274
42.9% share
Winning margin
1,830
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
89.8%
of 26,687
A clear win with a 7.6% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. MUKUL SANGMA | INC (UPA) | 10,274 | 42.9% |
| 2 | NIHIM D SHIRA | NPEP | 8,444 | 35.3% |
| 3 | THOMAS N. MARAK | NDA | 3,077 | 12.8% |
| 4 | ARUN N MARAK | UDP | 800 | 3.3% |
| 5 | FARDINA C. MARAK | IND | 464 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SILMAN MARAK | UPA | 405 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SANDHYA R. MARAK | IND | 274 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 216 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 0.3% · max 11.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
19th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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38th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.9%NPEP 35.3%BJP 12.8%OTH 8.1%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,17,917
Density
122 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,603 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population96.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%CHRISTIAN
Christian 91.1%Hindu 5.4%Other 3.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.1%
Electricity42.8%
Sanitation81.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.8%
Children fully vaccinated72.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)26.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.9%
Women literate86.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel29.1%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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