Dalamgiri Assembly constituency

Dalamgiri
Former constituency No. 56 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	West Garo Hills
LS constituency	Tura
Established	1972
Abolished	2008
Total electors	15,467 (2008) [1]
Reservation	ST

Dalamgiri was one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Meghalaya, a north-east state of India. It was also part of Tura (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[2] Dalamgiri was made defunct by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. ^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	Ira Marak		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978	Armison Marak
1983	Ira Marak		Indian National Congress
1988
1993	Admiral K. Sangma
1998
2003			Nationalist Congress Party
2008	Saleng Sangma		Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Saleng Sangma	6,900	47.30%	14.44
	NCP	Admiral K. Sangma	5,786	39.66%	6.36
	Independent	Sanjiv R. Marak	804	5.51%	New
	UDP	Utpal Arengh	580	3.98%	New
	GNC	Nipinson Momin	216	1.48%	19.64
	BJP	Ethilson Ch. Sangma	175	1.20%	New
	Independent	Blan Clever Sangma	128	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			1,114	7.64%	5.53
Turnout			14,589	94.32%	15.67
Registered electors			15,467		0.50
	INC gain from NCP		Swing	1.27

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Admiral K. Sangma	5,627	46.02%	New
	INC	Ira Marak	4,017	32.85%	9.01
	GNC	Widnald Marak	2,583	21.13%	15.83
Margin of victory			1,610	13.17%	8.13
Turnout			12,227	78.66%	2.27
Registered electors			15,545		7.63
	NCP gain from INC		Swing	4.16

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Admiral K. Sangma	4,618	41.86%	6.01
	Independent	Semford Sangma	4,062	36.82%	New
	Independent	Marcell Marak	943	8.55%	New
	UDP	Septen Marak	825	7.48%	New
	GNC	Anil Momin	584	5.29%	New
Margin of victory			556	5.04%	4.26
Turnout			11,032	80.11%	5.86
Registered electors			14,443		13.62
	INC hold		Swing	6.01

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Admiral K. Sangma	3,748	35.85%	9.26
	Independent	Semford Sangma	3,666	35.06%	New
	AHL(AM)	Armison Marka	2,141	20.48%	New
	HPU	Greenson Marak	543	5.19%	3.34
	BJP	Blan Clever Sangma	357	3.41%	New
Margin of victory			82	0.78%	35.79
Turnout			10,455	84.89%	4.18
Registered electors			12,712		17.64
	INC hold		Swing	9.26

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ira Marak	3,805	45.10%	12.74
	HPU	Binsing Marak	720	8.53%	New
Margin of victory			3,085	36.57%	20.88
Turnout			8,436	81.08%	3.45
Registered electors			10,806		14.06
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ira Marak	4,089	57.84%	13.85
	AHL	Armison Marak	2,980	42.16%	13.85
Margin of victory			1,109	15.69%	3.68
Turnout			7,069	80.46%	11.28
Registered electors			9,474		15.09
	INC gain from AHL		Swing

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Armison Marak	2,920	56.00%	44.00
	INC	Ira Marak	2,294	44.00%	New
Margin of victory			626	12.01%
Turnout			5,214	68.46%	36.66
Registered electors			8,232		38.80
	AHL hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Dalamgiri ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Ira Marak	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,931
	AHL win (new seat)

See also

• West Garo Hills district
• Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

1. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
2. Dalamgiri Assembly Constituency Elections
3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
4. "General Election to Legislative Assembly, Mar 2008 - Valid Votes Secured" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
5. "General Election to Legislative Assembly, Mar 2003 - Valid Votes Secured" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 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.
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 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.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 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.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 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.
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