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 | |
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]
Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
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2013 [3] | Ampareen Lyngdoh | Indian National Congress | ||
2018 [5] | ||||
2023 [1] | National People's Party | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NPP | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 6,637 | 39.56% | New | |
INC | Manuel Badwar | 4,926 | 29.36% | ![]() | |
BJP | Wankitbok Pohshna | 2,643 | 15.75% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 1,711 | 10.20% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 16,777 | 65.78% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 25,504 | ![]() | |||
NPP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 10,368 | 58.65% | ![]() | |
BJP | Neil Antonio War | 4,294 | 24.29% | ![]() | |
UDP | B. M. Lanong | 2,009 | 11.36% | ![]() | |
Independent | Romeo Phira Rani | 221 | 1.25% | New | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 302 | 1.71% | New | |
Margin of victory | 6,074 | 34.36% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 17,679 | 72.97% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 24,229 | ![]() | |||
INC hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |