North Shillong Assembly constituency

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North Shillong
Constituency No. 17 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
LS constituency Shillong
Established2008
Total electors28,336 [1]
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyVoice of the People Party (VPP)
Elected year2023

North Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. [2] It is part of East Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency. [3] The seat had been vacant following the resignation of Adelbert Nongrum, formerly of the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) on 12 January 2023. [4] [5] Nongrum won the seat again following the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. [6]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

The list of MLAs are given below  [3]

YearMemberParty
2013 Roshan Warjri Indian National Congress
2018 Adelbert Nongrum [7] Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement
2023 Voice of the People Party

Election results

2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: North Shillong [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KHNAM Adelbert Nongrum 5,572 30.00
BJP J. Antonius Lyngdoh5,16627.81
INC W. Humphrey D. Syngkpn5,12427.54
HSPDP Alester Neville Diengdoh9685.21
UDP Joebreson Marwein7854.23
NPEP Erwin K. Syiem Sutnga4412.37
NEINDP Tony Fass Marbaniang3271.76
NOTA None of the Above 1931.04
Majority
Turnout 18,57669.51

2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: North Shillong [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
VPP Adelbert Nongrum
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

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References

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  2. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "North Shillong (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. "Meghalaya: MLA Adelbert Nongrum resigns; likely to join Voice of the People Party". India Today NE. 13 January 2023.
  6. "Meghalaya Election Results 2023: Adelbert Nongrum retains North Shillong". The Shillong Times. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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