| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 [3] | Ampareen Lyngdoh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2018 [5] | ||||
| 2023 [1] | National People's Party | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||