Mawkyrwat Assembly constituency

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Mawkyrwat
Constituency No. 36 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Meghalaya
District South West Khasi Hills
LS constituency Shillong
Established2008
Total electors37,565 [1]
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party United Democratic Party

Mawkyrwat is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. [2]

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It is part of South West Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, its representative is Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar of the United Democratic Party.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
2008 [3] Rowell Lyngdoh Indian National Congress
2013 [4]
2018 [5] Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar Hill State People's Democratic Party
2023 [1] United Democratic Party

Election results

2018

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Mawkyrwat [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
HSPDP Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar 6,777 26.00
INC Carnes Sohshang6,31924.24
NPP Rowell Lyngdoh4,03815.49
PDF Hadrian Lyngdoh4,00915.38
KHNAM Enbin Kharraswai3,61313.86
NOTA None of the Above 970.37
Majority
Turnout 26,06985.28
HSPDP gain from INC Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India" . Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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