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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2023Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 2023
HEAVING STONE KHARPRAN
VPP· Voice of the People Party
VPP 33.1%UDP 29.5%6 others 37.4%
Votes
11,424
33.1% share
Winning margin
1,242
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.2%
of 40,528
A closely fought contest. HEAVING STONE KHARPRAN won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.99 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEAVING STONE KHARPRAN | VPP Voice of the People Party | 11,424 | 33.1% |
| 2 | OSAPHI SMITHSON JYRWA | UDP | 10,182 | 29.5% |
| 3 | PYNIAID SING SYIEM | National People's Party (India) | 9,541 | 27.6% |
| 4 | BANSHANLANG LAWAI |  AITC | 1,559 | 4.5% |
| 5 | HIGHLANDER KHARMALKI | BJP | 968 | 2.8% |
| 6 | ESRON MARWEIN | INC | 433 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 282 | 0.8% |
| 8 | WYRAIWAN SOHTUN | HSPDP | 136 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.9% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
42nd of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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29th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
VPP 33.1%UDP 29.5%NPP 27.6%OTH 9.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.99 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane & Bamboo Handicrafts🏺Khasi Mandarin (Orange)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.