15th January, 2003
Election Commission  


MEHGALAYA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-1998-AT A GLANCE


Assembly Election - 2003 : Backgrounder - IV

  1. NO. OF CONTESTANTS
  2. NO. OF CONTESTANTS

    IN A CONSTITUENCY

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    6-10

    11-15

    16-20

    21-25

    26-30

    Above 30

    NO. OF SUCH CONSTITUTENCIES

    0

    1

    11

    12

    19

    15

    2

    0

    0

    0

    0

    TOTAL NO. OF SEATS : 60

    TOTAL CONTESTANTS IN FRAY : 308

    AVERAGE CONTESTANTS PER CONSTITUENCY : 5

    MINIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 2

    MAXIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 14

  3. ELECTORS
 

MEN

WOMEN

TOTAL

i. NO. OF ELECTORS

582930

574564

1157494

ii. NO. OF ELECTORS WHO VOTED

432562

429950

862512

iii. POLLING PERCENTAGE

74.20%

74.83%

74.52%

4. NO. OF VALID VOTES : 837383

5. NO. OF VOTES REJECTED : 24737(2.87% of Total Votes Polled)

6. NO. OF POLLING STATIONS : 1569

7. AVERAGE NO. OF ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION : 738