Khliehriat Assembly constituency
| Khliehriat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 6 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | East Jaintia Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 46,944[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Khliehriat is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of East 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 Kyrmen Shylla of United Democratic Party.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The list of MLAs are given below – [3]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Justine Dkhar | Independent politician | |
| 2018 | Kyrmen Shylla[5] | United Democratic Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDP | Kyrmen Shylla | 23,514 | 55.09% |  2.89 | |
| NPP | Nehlang Lyngdoh | 17,908 | 41.96% |  37.08 | |
| VPP | Damewanhi L Rymbai | 861 | 2.02% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 115 | 0.27% | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,606 | 13.13% | 10.25 | ||
| Turnout | 42,680 | 90.92% | 0.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,944 | 23.20 | |||
| UDP hold | Swing | 2.89 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDP | Kyrmen Shylla | 20,285 | 57.98% | 48.14 | |
| BJP | Justine Dkhar | 12,104 | 34.60% | New | |
| NPP | Violet Lyngdoh | 1,707 | 4.88% | New | |
| INC | T. S. Diolinda Dkhar | 150 | 0.43% | 22.50 | |
| Independent | First Bornson Nongtdu | 123 | 0.35% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 120 | 0.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,181 | 23.38% | 17.87 | ||
| Turnout | 34,984 | 91.81% | 2.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,105 | 21.07 | |||
| UDP gain from Independent | Swing | 21.62 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Justine Dkhar | 10,807 | 36.37% | New | |
| Independent | Finelynes Bareh | 9,169 | 30.85% | New | |
| INC | Amos Dkhar | 6,815 | 22.93% | New | |
| UDP | Obil Kyndait | 2,926 | 9.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,638 | 5.51% | |||
| Turnout | 29,717 | 94.42% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,473 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- Khliehriat
- East 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 "Khliehriat (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 28 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.