Chokpot (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Chokpot
Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Constituency Tura
Total electors28,031 [1]
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA Lazarus Sangma
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2018

Chokpot is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. [2] It is part of South Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency. [3]

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Member of Legislative Assembly

The list of MLAs are given below  [3]

YearPartyMLAVotes
1972 All Party Hill Leaders Conference Jackman Marak 1583
1978 All Party Hill Leaders Conference Jackman Marak2144
1983 Indian National Congress Clifford Marak 1690
1988 Hill People's Union Clifford Marak3116
1993 Indian National Congress Masonsing Sangma 4582
1998 Garo National Council Clifford Marak4868
2003 Nationalist Congress Party Masonsing Sangma5122
2008 Nationalist Congress Party Masonsing Sangma3888
2013 Garo National Council Clifford Marak5558
2018 Indian National Congress Lazarus Sangma [1] 6410

Election results

2018

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Chokpot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Lazarus Sangma
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Chokpot (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

Coordinates: 25°19′N90°26′E / 25.32°N 90.43°E / 25.32; 90.43