| East Shillong | |
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| Constituency No. 16 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | East Khasi Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 25,504[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | National People's Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
East Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of East Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency[3] and its current MLA is Ampareen Lyngdoh of National People's Party.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[3] | Ampareen Lyngdoh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2018[5] | ||||
| 2023[1] | National People's Party | |||
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 6,637 | 39.56% | New | |
| INC | Manuel Badwar | 4,926 | 29.36% |  29.28
| |
| BJP | Wankitbok Pohshna | 2,643 | 15.75% | 8.53
| |
| VPP | Avner Medon Pariat | 1,974 | 11.77% | New | |
| AITC | Ajoy Nongrum | 264 | 1.57% | New | |
| Independent | Wanpynhun Kharsyntiew | 243 | 1.45% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 259 | 1.54% | 0.16
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,711 | 10.20% | 24.16
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| Turnout | 16,777 | 65.78% | 7.18
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| Registered electors | 25,504 |  5.26
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| NPP gain from INC | Swing | 19.09
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Assembly Election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 10,368 | 58.65% | 4.29
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| BJP | Neil Antonio War | 4,294 | 24.29% | 18.50
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| UDP | B. M. Lanong | 2,009 | 11.36% | 19.90
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| Independent | Romeo Phira Rani | 221 | 1.25% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 302 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,074 | 34.36% | 2.69
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| Turnout | 17,679 | 72.97% | 1.71
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| Registered electors | 24,229 | 12.72
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.29
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Assembly Election 2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 10,103 | 62.94% | New | |
| UDP | B. M. Lanong | 5,019 | 31.27% | New | |
| BJP | Romeo Phira Rani | 930 | 5.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,084 | 31.67% | |||
| Turnout | 16,052 | 74.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 21,495 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
- East Khasi Hills district
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.
- ^ a b "East Shillong (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Vidhna Sabha Trends & Result MArch - 2023". results.eci.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Form 20 - Polling Station Wise Result Sheet of General Election 2018 to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Election Commission of India- State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.