| Mahendraganj | |
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| Constituency No. 54 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | South West Garo Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tura |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 36,609 [1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Sanjay A. Sangma | |
| Party | NPP |
Mahendraganj is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. [2]
It is part of South West Garo Hills district and it shares its international border with Bangladesh.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Shamsul Haque | Independent politician | |
| 1978 | Manik Chandra Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Lokhindor Hajong | ||
| 1988 | Dhabal Ch. Barman | Hill People's Union | |
| 1993 | Lokhindor Hajong | Meghalaya Progressive People's Party | |
| 1998 | Abdus Saleh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Nidhu Ram Hajong | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2008 | Abdus Saleh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Dikkanchi D. Shira [3] | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 [4] [5] | Sanjay A. Sangma | National People's Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Sanjay Sangma | 13,560 | 41.47% | ||
| AITC | Dikkanchi D Shira | 11,842 | 36.22% | New | |
| BJP | Tingku N Marak | 6,701 | 20.49% | ||
| INC | Sayeedullah Nongrum | 331 | 1.01% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 173 | 0.53% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,718 | 5.25% | |||
| Turnout | 32,697 | 89.31% | |||
| Registered electors | 36,609 | ||||
| NPP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dikkanchi D Shira | 14,292 | 49.95% | ||
| BJP | Premananda Koch | 6,207 | 21.69% | New | |
| NPP | Sanjay Sangma | 4,899 | 17.12% | ||
| UDP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 1,572 | 5.49% | ||
| Independent | Roberth S Sangma | 991 | 3.46% | New | |
| GNC | Mafiara T. Sangma | 168 | 0.59% | New | |
| Independent | Dhabal Ch Barman | 127 | 0.44% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 155 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,085 | 28.25% | |||
| Turnout | 28,615 | 91.86% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,149 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dikkanchi D Shira | 11,580 | 50.16% | ||
| UDP | Nimarson Momin | 4,721 | 20.45% | ||
| SP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 4,712 | 20.41% | New | |
| NPP | Semford B. Sangma | 1,346 | 5.83% | New | |
| Independent | Silme Ch. Marak | 298 | 1.29% | New | |
| NCP | Mafiara T. Sangma | 220 | 0.95% | ||
| Independent | Ismail Agitok Sangma | 209 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,859 | 29.71% | |||
| Turnout | 23,086 | 90.90% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,397 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdus Saleh | 7,017 | 43.32% | ||
| Independent | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 6,143 | 37.92% | New | |
| NCP | Sahidur Rahman | 1,201 | 7.41% | ||
| BJP | Utpal Kumar Koch | 846 | 5.22% | ||
| MDP | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 449 | 2.77% | ||
| UDP | Piyali Phukan Hajong | 426 | 2.63% | New | |
| CPI | Sriniwas Dubey | 117 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 874 | 5.40% | |||
| Turnout | 16,199 | 91.58% | |||
| Registered electors | 17,689 | ||||
| INC gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 6,479 | 44.07% | New | |
| Independent | Abdus Saleh | 4,780 | 32.51% | New | |
| BJP | Ramesh Ch. Barman | 1,742 | 11.85% | ||
| Independent | Golam Mostafa | 903 | 6.14% | New | |
| MDP | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 598 | 4.07% | New | |
| INC | Mukul Das | 199 | 1.35% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,699 | 11.56% | |||
| Turnout | 14,701 | 82.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 17,773 | ||||
| NCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdus Saleh | 4,933 | 36.93% | ||
| BJP | Mahendra Modak | 3,294 | 24.66% | New | |
| UDP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 2,029 | 15.19% | New | |
| Independent | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 1,219 | 9.13% | New | |
| Independent | Premananda Koch | 755 | 5.65% | New | |
| Independent | P. Homendra Marak | 458 | 3.43% | New | |
| Independent | Srinivas Dubey | 311 | 2.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,639 | 12.27% | |||
| Turnout | 13,357 | 86.62% | |||
| Registered electors | 15,857 | ||||
| INC gain from MPPP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPPP | Lok Kindor Hajong | 2,932 | 23.61% | New | |
| INC | Dhabal Chandra Barman | 2,630 | 21.18% | ||
| Independent | P. Homendra Marak | 2,409 | 19.40% | New | |
| HPU | Golam Medihi | 2,282 | 18.38% | ||
| Independent | Abdul Hussain Sarkar | 1,984 | 15.98% | New | |
| CPI | Alaudin Sheikh | 106 | 0.85% | ||
| Independent | Giridhari Barman | 75 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 302 | 2.43% | |||
| Turnout | 12,418 | 89.21% | |||
| Registered electors | 14,122 | ||||
| MPPP gain from HPU | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPU | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 5,558 | 54.61% | New | |
| INC | Harakanta Barman | 4,165 | 40.93% | ||
| CPI | Alaudin Sheikh | 304 | 2.99% | New | |
| Independent | Asraf Ali | 59 | 0.58% | New | |
| Independent | Jithen Sangma | 16 | 0.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,393 | 13.69% | |||
| Turnout | 10,177 | 87.45% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,851 | ||||
| HPU gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lokhindor Hajong | 3,269 | 40.35% | ||
| Independent | Shamsul Haque | 2,581 | 31.86% | New | |
| AHL | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 2,208 | 27.26% | New | |
| HSPDP | Jithen Sangma | 43 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 688 | 8.49% | |||
| Turnout | 8,101 | 84.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,781 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manik Chandra Das | 5,158 | 66.00% | ||
| Independent | Shamsul Haque | 2,326 | 29.76% | New | |
| Independent | Bindo Barman | 155 | 1.98% | New | |
| Independent | Jithen Sangma | 95 | 1.22% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. Romendra Ch. Das | 81 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,832 | 36.24% | |||
| Turnout | 7,815 | 85.15% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,446 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shamsul Haque | 2,012 | 44.35% | New | |
| INC | Khelaram Barman | 1,434 | 31.61% | New | |
| Independent | Manik Chandra Das | 548 | 12.08% | New | |
| Independent | Baikuntha Nath Roy | 543 | 11.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 578 | 12.74% | |||
| Turnout | 4,537 | 69.72% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,965 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||