Mowkaiaw Assembly constituency
| Mowkaiaw | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | West Jaintia Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 38,967[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Mowkaiaw is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of West Jaintia 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 Nujorki Sungoh of United Democratic Party.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The list of MLAs are given below – [3]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Robinus Syngkon | Independent | |
| 2018 | Nujorki Sungoh[5] | United Democratic Party | |
| 2023[6][7] | Nujorki Sungoh | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDP | Nujorki Sungoh | 14,508 | 39.87% |  17.24 | |
| NPP | Habahun Dkhar | 10,607 | 29.15% | 7.40 | |
| INC | Nehemayah Tyngkan | 10,290 | 28.28% | 6.83 | |
| AITC | Lasting Suchiang | 872 | 2.40% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 360 | 0.99% | 0.35 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,901 | 10.72% | 9.84 | ||
| Turnout | 36,387 | 94.30% |  1.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,967 | 25.57 | |||
| UDP hold | Swing | 17.24 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDP | Nujorki Sungoh | 6,691 | 22.63% | 3.19 | |
| NPP | Gilbert Sten | 6,431 | 21.75% | 3.99 | |
| INC | Nehemayah Tyngkan | 6,342 | 21.45% | 5.30 | |
| BJP | Robinus Syngkon | 5,751 | 19.45% | New | |
| NCP | E. C. Boniface Bamon | 2,120 | 7.17% | New | |
| Heipormi Laloo | 1,714 | 5.80% | New | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 188 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 260 | 0.88% | 2.04 | ||
| Turnout | 29,568 | 95.29% | 1.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,031 | 22.17 | |||
| UDP gain from Independent | Swing | 7.04 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robinus Syngkon | 7,064 | 29.67% | New | |
| INC | Qually Suiam | 6,370 | 26.75% | New | |
| UDP | Mihsalan Suchiang | 6,147 | 25.82% | New | |
| NPP | E. C. Boniface Bamon | 4,229 | 17.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 694 | 2.91% | |||
| Turnout | 23,810 | 93.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,400 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- West Jaintia Hills district
- Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- ^ "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 "Mowkaiaw (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ The Indian Express (2 March 2023). "Meghalaya Assembly elections results 2023: Check full list of winners". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Hindustan Times (2 March 2023). "Meghalaya election result 2023: Full list of winners constituency-wise". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "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.