Mawshynrut Assembly constituency

Mawshynrut
Constituency No. 34 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	2008
Total electors	41,064 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Methodius Dkhar
Party	Hill State People's Democratic Party

Mawshynrut is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. ^[2] It is part of West Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies, 2008 ^[3] and had its first election in 2013. As of 2023, it is represented by Methodius Dkhar of the Hill State People's Democratic Party.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
2013	Witting Mawsor [4]		Hill State People's Democratic Party
2018	Gigur Myrthong [5]		National People's Party
2023	Methodius Dkhar [1]		Hill State People's Democratic Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawshynrut ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Methodius Dkhar	19,368	52.96%	32.77
	NPP	Gigur Myrthong	14,181	38.78%	7.28
	AITC	Justine G. Momin	2,515	6.88%	New
	BJP	Beejoy Kynter	286	0.78%	2.17
	INC	Andrew Charles Gare	220	0.60%	18.69
	NOTA	None of the Above	321	0.88%	0.20
Margin of victory			5,187	14.18%	2.88
Turnout			36,570	89.06%	0.20
Registered electors			41,064		21.01
	HSPDP gain from NPP		Swing	21.46

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawshynrut ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Gigur Myrthong	9,540	31.50%	26.37
	HSPDP	Witting Mawsor	6,116	20.19%	9.25
	INC	Justine G Momin	5,843	19.29%	0.28
	PDF	Morningstar Mawsor	3,925	12.96%	New
	Independent	H Ledishon Nongsiang	2,484	8.20%	New
	BJP	Pitosh R Sangma	895	2.95%	New
	UDP	Savio Iawphniaw	740	2.44%	12.75
	NOTA	None of the Above	326	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			3,424	11.30%	0.87
Turnout			30,288	89.26%	0.25
Registered electors			33,933		31.21
	NPP gain from HSPDP		Swing	2.05

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawshynrut ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Witting Mawsor	6,778	29.45%	New
	INC	Methodius Dkhar	4,375	19.01%	New
	UDP	Fantin Kitbok Ryntathiang	3,497	15.19%	New
	Independent	Pelcy Snaitang	1,870	8.12%	New
	Independent	Lowis Sangma	1,772	7.70%	New
	NPP	Shimbor Diengngan	1,181	5.13%	New
	Independent	John Justic Hashah	1,129	4.90%	New
Margin of victory			2,403	10.44%
Turnout			23,018	89.01%
Registered electors			25,861
	HSPDP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• West Khasi Hills district

References

1. "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. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
4. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
5. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India" . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
6. "General Election to Vidhna Sabha Trends & Result MArch - 2023". results.eci.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
7. "Form 20 - Polling Station Wise Result Sheet of General Election 2018 to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
8. "Election Commission of India- State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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