Raliang Assembly constituency

Raliang
Constituency No. 3 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	West Jaintia Hills
LS constituency	Shillong
Established	1978
Total electors	39,074 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Comingone Ymbon
Party	National People's Party (India)
Elected year	2023

Raliang is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. ^[2] It is part of West Jaintia Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency ^[3] and its current MLA is Comingone Ymbon of National People's Party. ^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1978	Humphrey Hadem		Hill State People's Democratic Party
1983
1988	Herbert Suchiang		Indian National Congress
1993	Mihsalan Suchiang		Hill People's Union
1998	Mishalan Suchiang		United Democratic Party
2003	Mihsalan Suchiang
2008	Comingone Ymbon		Indian National Congress
2013
2018			National People's Party
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Comingone Ymbon	13,626	38.82%	0.96
	BJP	Lakhon Biam	8,289	23.61%	5.51
	UDP	J Treilang Suchiang	5,250	14.96%	4.90
	INC	Richard Singh Lyngdoh	4,154	11.83%	10.70
	People's Democratic Front	Shemhok Garod	2,513	7.16%	New
	AITC	Robinus Syngkon	1,269	3.62%	New
Margin of victory			5,337	15.20%	4.55
Turnout			35,101	89.83%	4.78
Registered electors			39,074		21.25
	NPP hold		Swing	0.96

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Comingone Ymbon	12,129	39.78%	38.32
	BJP	Lakhon Biam	8,879	29.12%	New
	Independent	Richard Singh Lyngdoh	5,202	17.06%	New
	UDP	Konstan Sungoh	3,065	10.05%	22.42
	INC	Wanjop Susngi	345	1.13%	45.50
	NOTA	None of the Above	363	1.19%	New
Margin of victory			3,250	10.66%	3.50
Turnout			30,490	94.61%	2.02
Registered electors			32,226		23.43
	NPP gain from INC		Swing	6.85

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Comingone Ymbon	11,272	46.63%	8.83
	UDP	Konstan Sungoh	7,850	32.47%	2.42
	HSPDP	Gerald D Pasi	3,579	14.81%	New
	Independent	Emboklang Dhar	1,120	4.63%	New
	NPP	Mihnyngkong Sutnga	353	1.46%	New
Margin of victory			3,422	14.16%	11.25
Turnout			24,174	92.59%	3.32
Registered electors			26,109		8.86
	INC hold		Swing	8.83

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Comingone Ymbon	12,756	55.45%	45.90
	UDP	Mihsalan Suchiang	6,913	30.05%	0.35
	MDP	Rita M. V. Lyngdoh	3,334	14.49%	4.56
Margin of victory			5,843	25.40%	19.84
Turnout			23,003	95.91%	15.64
Registered electors			23,984		7.61
	INC gain from UDP		Swing

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Mihsalan Suchiang	6,336	30.40%	7.13
	NCP	Wanbait Chulet	5,178	24.85%	New
	MDP	Gilbert Sten	3,971	19.06%	New
	HSPDP	Wikil Dhar	3,363	16.14%	5.27
	INC	Rita M.V. Lyngdoh	1,991	9.55%	26.83
Margin of victory			1,158	5.56%	4.41
Turnout			20,839	80.27%	3.42
Registered electors			25,960		10.65
	UDP hold		Swing	7.13

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Mishalan Suchiang	7,370	37.53%	New
	INC	Herbert Suchiang	7,145	36.39%	13.36
	HSPDP	Wanbait Chullet	4,203	21.40%	New
	Independent	Bisonroy Iano	919	4.68%	New
Margin of victory			225	1.15%	0.65
Turnout			19,637	85.59%	3.91
Registered electors			23,462		1.66
	UDP gain from HPU		Swing	12.72

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	Mihsalan Suchiang	10,160	50.25%	15.46
	INC	Herbert Suchiang	10,059	49.75%	11.03
Margin of victory			101	0.50%	3.44
Turnout			20,219	88.94%	1.96
Registered electors			23,078		44.02
	HPU gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Herbert Suchiang	5,558	38.72%	38.29
	HPU	Mihsalan Suchiang	4,993	34.79%	New
	Independent	Hamdon Lamare	3,802	26.49%	New
Margin of victory			565	3.94%	6.46
Turnout			14,353	90.99%	13.27
Registered electors			16,024		7.28
	INC gain from HSPDP		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Humphrey Hadem	5,317	40.32%	2.53
	AHL	Hamdon Lamare	3,946	29.92%	4.98
	Independent	Mihsalan Suchiang	3,756	28.48%	New
	Independent	Pati Lytan	111	0.84%	New
	INC	N. Erickwilford Kamar	57	0.43%	17.67
Margin of victory			1,371	10.40%	2.45
Turnout			13,187	78.93%	2.32
Registered electors			17,283		26.39
	HSPDP hold		Swing	2.53

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : Raliang ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Humphrey Hadem	4,062	37.79%	New
	AHL	M. Jerveyliwin Garod	2,681	24.94%	New
	Independent	Mihsalan Suchiang	2,061	19.17%	New
	INC	Norendro Soungoh	1,946	18.10%	New
Margin of victory			1,381	12.85%
Turnout			10,750	80.33%
Registered electors			13,674
	HSPDP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• West Jaintia Hills district
• Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

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