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57. Rangsakona

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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1998

ML-RANGSAKONA

INC 54.3%won by 25.6%IND 28.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 23.3% to 25.6%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 28.7% — it did not contest here in 1993.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 82.9% of the vote between them, up from 75.0% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
11,797
Margin
3,021
25.61%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1ADOLF LUHITLER MARAKIndian National Congress · INC6,40354.3%
  2. 2DIPUL R. MARAKIndependent · IND3,38228.7%
  3. 3CHESTERFIELD MARAKUnited Democratic Party · UDP1,52412.9%
  4. 4JIMONSING MARAKGaro National Council · GNC2972.5%
  5. 5KREHOT MARAKIndependent · IND1911.6%

Since 1993

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
−23.6%
INC share
49.2% → 54.3%
IND share
0.0% → 28.7%
Turnout
— → —
56. Dalamgiri58. Ampatigiri
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