Mawkyrwat Assembly constituency
| Mawkyrwat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 36 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | South West Khasi Hills |
| LS constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 37,565[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | United Democratic Party |
Mawkyrwat is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2]
It is part of South West Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, its representative is Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar of the United Democratic Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008[3] | Rowell Lyngdoh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013[4] | |||
| 2018[5] | Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar | Hill State People's Democratic Party | |
| 2023[1] | United Democratic Party | ||
Election results
[edit]2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSPDP | Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar | 6,777 | 26.00 | ||
| INC | Carnes Sohshang | 6,319 | 24.24 | ||
| NPP | Rowell Lyngdoh | 4,038 | 15.49 | ||
| Hadrian Lyngdoh | 4,009 | 15.38 | |||
| KHNAM | Enbin Kharraswai | 3,613 | 13.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 97 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 26,069 | 85.28 | |||
| HSPDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rowell Lyngdoh | 2,107 | 63.62% | New | |
| AHL | Garland Royal | 1,027 | 26.61% | New | |
| Independent | R. Kingwas Mawlier | 178 | 4.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,080 | 32.61% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,682 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.