Mawthadraishan Assembly constituency

Mawthadraishan
Constituency No. 31 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	Eastern West Khasi Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	2008
Total electors	43,766 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Shakliar Warjri
Party	Hill State People's Democratic Party
Elected year	2023

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2013 [4]	Brolding Nongsiej		United Democratic Party
2018 [5]
2023	Shakliar Warjri [1]		Hill State People's Democratic Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawthadraishan ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Shakliar Warjri	17,366	42.96%	7.36
	UDP	Brolding Nongsiej	15,013	37.14%	4.04
	NPP	Biolinda L Nonglait	7,658	18.95%	New
	INC	Fourteenson Lyngkhoi	260	0.64%	10.24
	NOTA	None of the Above	316	0.78%	0.29
Margin of victory			2,353	5.82%	0.25
Turnout			40,420	92.35%	0.27
Registered electors			43,766		22.76
	HSPDP gain from UDP		Swing	1.78

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawthadraishan ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Brolding Nongsiej	13,520	41.18%	11.18
	HSPDP	Biolinda L Nonglait	11,691	35.61%	7.24
	INC	Pios Kurbah	3,573	10.88%	9.91
	PDF	Blandingstar Warjri	3,486	10.62%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	160	0.49%	New
Margin of victory			1,829	5.57%	3.94
Turnout			32,832	92.09%	1.84
Registered electors			35,653		23.99
	UDP hold		Swing	11.18

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawthadraishan ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Brolding Nongsiej	7,786	30.00%	New
	HSPDP	Fenella Lyngdoh Nonglait	7,362	28.37%	New
	Independent	Irin Lyngdoh	5,408	20.84%	New
	INC	Boldness L.Nongum	5,395	20.79%	New
Margin of victory			424	1.63%
Turnout			25,951	90.25%
Registered electors			28,755
	UDP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

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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