Jaiaw Assembly constituency

Jaiaw
Former constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
Established	1972
Abolished	2013 [1]
Total electors	14,933

Jaiaw Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Meghalaya.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	P. Ripple Kyndiah		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978
1983
1988			Indian National Congress
1993	A. H. Scott Lyngdoh		Hill People's Union
1998			United Democratic Party
2003	Paul Lyngdoh		Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement
2008

Election results

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KHNAM	Paul Lyngdoh	9,643	76.59%	19.32
	INC	A. H. Scott Lyngdoh	2,948	23.41%	18.35
Margin of victory			6,695	53.17%	18.17
Turnout			12,591	84.32%	26.60
Registered electors			14,933		15.97
	KHNAM hold		Swing	19.32

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KHNAM	Paul Lyngdoh	5,873	57.26%	New
	HSPDP	Martamlin Pyrbot	2,283	22.26%	New
	MDP	Aubry H.Scott Lyngdoh	1,347	13.13%	New
	INC	R.Lover Shullai	519	5.06%	9.33
	UDP	Maya R. Kyndiah	234	2.28%	43.36
Margin of victory			3,590	35.00%	13.90
Turnout			10,256	57.76%	4.85
Registered electors			17,771		14.53
	KHNAM gain from UDP		Swing	11.63

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	A. H. Scott Lyngdoh	4,430	45.64%	New
	BJP	Martamlin Pyrbot	2,381	24.53%	1.90
	Independent	Michael Nongjop Syiem	1,499	15.44%	New
	INC	Maya R. Kyndiah	1,397	14.39%	3.93
Margin of victory			2,049	21.11%	13.47
Turnout			9,707	64.32%	4.52
Registered electors			15,517		6.17
	UDP gain from HPU		Swing	11.57

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	A. H. Scott Lyngdoh	6,346	57.21%	26.31
	BJP	Martamlin Pyrbot	2,510	22.63%	New
	INC	Maya Rani Kyndiah	2,032	18.32%	21.64
	Independent	Leston Wanswett	205	1.85%	New
Margin of victory			3,836	34.58%	25.52
Turnout			11,093	68.44%	1.78
Registered electors			16,538		16.13
	HPU gain from INC		Swing	17.25

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Ripple Kyndiah	3,918	39.96%	19.24
	HPU	A. H. Scott Lyngdoh	3,030	30.90%	New
	HSPDP	Sain Manik Jyrwa	2,858	29.15%	5.22
Margin of victory			888	9.06%	1.50
Turnout			9,806	70.49%	0.86
Registered electors			14,241		6.05
	INC gain from AHL		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	P. Ripple Kyndiah	4,102	44.92%	12.78
	HSPDP	Sain Manick Jyrwa	3,138	34.36%	12.22
	INC	Maya R. Kyndiah	1,892	20.72%	New
Margin of victory			964	10.56%	3.59
Turnout			9,132	70.79%	0.20
Registered electors			13,429		3.11
	AHL hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	P. Ripple Kyndiah	3,020	32.14%	18.56
	Independent	Sain Manik Jyrwa	2,365	25.17%	New
	HSPDP	Wilford Lyngdoh	2,081	22.15%	New
	CPI	Jokendro Lanong	964	10.26%	New
	INC(I)	B. K. Biswas	513	5.46%	New
	Independent	Neville Rufus Laitphlang	454	4.83%	New
Margin of victory			655	6.97%	2.36
Turnout			9,397	69.95%	10.77
Registered electors			13,860		61.01
	AHL hold		Swing	18.56

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jaiaw ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	P. Ripple Kyndiah	2,489	50.70%	New
	Independent	Ganoldmassar	2,031	41.37%	New
	Independent	Ambrose B. M. Roy	389	7.92%	New
Margin of victory			458	9.33%
Turnout			4,909	58.60%
Registered electors			8,608
	AHL win (new seat)

References

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