Nongshken Assembly constituency

Nongshken
Former constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
Established	1972
Abolished	2013 [1]
Total electors	15,840

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	Darwin D Pugh		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978	Maham Singh		Indian National Congress
1983	Ganold Stone Massar		Hill State People's Democratic Party
1988			Hill People's Union
1993
1998	Khan Khong Dkhar		Indian National Congress
2003
2008	Don Kupar Massar		Independent politician

Election results

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Don Kupar Massar	5,522	37.86%	New
	INC	Khan Khong Dkhar	4,550	31.19%	4.79
	UDP	N. Beliris Kharduia	2,624	17.99%	2.84
	NCP	Nicholas Pohlong	1,891	12.96%	New
Margin of victory			972	6.66%	2.28
Turnout			14,587	92.09%	19.84
Registered electors			15,840		2.76
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	1.87

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khan Khong Dkhar	4,235	35.98%	11.31
	KHNAM	Ganold Stone Massar	3,182	27.04%	New
	Independent	Monarch Shabong	1,858	15.79%	New
	UDP	N. Beliris Kharduia	1,783	15.15%	29.93
	BJP	Saindurlang Iawim	412	3.50%	0.29
	HSPDP	Premier Sing Khongbeh	171	1.45%	New
	Samata Party	S. Tipsngi Laso	128	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			1,053	8.95%	6.73
Turnout			11,769	72.29%	0.75
Registered electors			16,289		3.38
	INC hold		Swing	11.31

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khan Khong Dkhar	5,329	47.30%	3.25
	UDP	Ganold Stone Massar	5,079	45.08%	New
	PDM	Welborn Mawkhlieng	497	4.41%	New
	BJP	S. Tipsngi Laso	362	3.21%	New
Margin of victory			250	2.22%	1.81
Turnout			11,267	73.17%	5.35
Registered electors			15,757		9.94
	INC gain from HPU		Swing	2.84

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	Ganold Stone Massar	4,897	44.46%	2.99
	INC	Khan Khong Dkhar	4,852	44.05%	18.90
	Independent	S. Tipsngi Laso	469	4.26%	New
	AHL(AM)	Ioanis L. Mawlong	464	4.21%	New
	Independent	Welborn Mawkhlieng	305	2.77%	New
	Independent	Rostonath Khongtyngkut	28	0.25%	New
Margin of victory			45	0.41%	21.89
Turnout			11,015	77.97%	5.21
Registered electors			14,333		17.73
	HPU hold		Swing	2.99

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	Ganold Stone Massar	4,138	47.45%	New
	INC	S. Dkhar	2,193	25.15%	4.52
	HSPDP	S. Tariang	1,291	14.80%	23.28
	Independent	Khan Khong Dkhar	1,099	12.60%	New
Margin of victory			1,945	22.30%	13.89
Turnout			8,721	73.28%	2.83
Registered electors			12,174		18.02
	HPU gain from HSPDP		Swing	9.37

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Ganold Stone Massar	2,925	38.08%	4.97
	INC	Maham Singh	2,279	29.67%	3.61
	AHL	Stauley D. D. Nichols Roy	2,073	26.99%	3.55
	Independent	Luisa Brosila Lamin	404	5.26%	New
Margin of victory			646	8.41%	8.23
Turnout			7,681	76.87%	10.04
Registered electors			10,315		6.86
	HSPDP gain from INC		Swing	4.80

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Maham Singh	2,070	33.29%	New
	HSPDP	Ganoldstone Massar	2,059	33.11%	New
	AHL	Galystone Laloo	1,899	30.54%	20.52
	Independent	Kiwell Ryngksai	191	3.07%	New
Margin of victory			11	0.18%	15.48
Turnout			6,219	66.17%	13.46
Registered electors			9,653		19.04
	INC gain from AHL		Swing	17.77

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Nongshken ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Darwin D Pugh	2,110	51.05%	New
	Independent	Luisa Brosila Lamin	1,463	35.40%	New
	Independent	M Bhathan Singh Nongsteng	544	13.16%	New
	Independent	Pilat Khongkliam	16	0.39%	New
Margin of victory			647	15.65%
Turnout			4,133	51.77%
Registered electors			8,109
	AHL win (new seat)

References

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