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Meghalaya · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2023
West Shillong
Winner — 2023
PAUL LYNGDOH
UDP· United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
UDP 42.1%NPP 23.6%5 others 34.3%
Votes
7,917
42.1% share
Winning margin
3,485
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.6%
of 27,371
West Shillong is a safe seat — PAUL LYNGDOH won by 18.6%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.81 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAUL LYNGDOH | UDP United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 7,917 | 42.1% |
| 2 | MOHENDRO RAPSANG | National People's Party (India) | 4,432 | 23.6% |
| 3 | ERNEST MAWRIE | BJP | 3,771 | 20.1% |
| 4 | RAJA JYRWA | VPP | 1,859 | 9.9% |
| 5 | BETHLEEN DKHAR | INC | 417 | 2.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 204 | 1.1% |
| 7 | IWAN MARIA |  AITC | 187 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 2.6% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 60How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 60How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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12th of 60Where does the house stand?
SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
UDP 42.1%NPP 23.6%BJP 20.1%VPP 9.9%OTH 3.2%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.81 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.