Rongchugiri | |
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Former constituency No. 47 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Meghalaya |
District | West Garo Hills |
Lok Sabha constituency | Tura |
Established | 1972 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Total electors | 14,736 (2008) [1] |
Reservation | ST |
Rongchugiri was one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Meghalaya a north east state of India. Rongchugiri was also part of Tura (Lok Sabha constituency). It held its last election in 2008. [2]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1972 | Medison A. Sangma | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | |
1978 | M. Reidson Momin | Indian National Congress | |
1983 | William Cecil Marak | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | |
1988 | Sherjee M. Sangma | Hill People's Union | |
1993 | Backstar Sangma | Independent politician | |
1998 | Beckstar Sangma | Indian National Congress | |
2003 | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
2008 | James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NCP | James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma | 5,877 | 41.82% | ![]() | |
INC | Beckster Sangma | 4,439 | 31.59% | ![]() | |
Independent | Rakkan M.Sangma | 1,873 | 13.33% | New | |
UDP | Sengnang R.Marak | 819 | 5.83% | ![]() | |
GNC | Paul B.Marak | 572 | 4.07% | New | |
Independent | Septerwin R.Sangma | 472 | 3.36% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,438 | 10.23% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 14,052 | 95.36% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 14,736 | ![]() | |||
NCP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NCP | Beckstar Sangma | 3,170 | 26.12% | New | |
Independent | Chanang K Marak | 2,891 | 23.83% | New | |
UDP | Sherjee M. Sangma | 2,235 | 18.42% | ![]() | |
INC | Paul B. Marak | 2,011 | 16.57% | ![]() | |
Independent | Roynath Sangma | 1,471 | 12.12% | New | |
BJP | Tretiarson Marak | 356 | 2.93% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 279 | 2.30% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 12,134 | 82.44% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 14,718 | ![]() | |||
NCP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Beckstar Sangma | 4,841 | 45.80% | ![]() | |
Independent | Sherjee M. Sangma | 2,839 | 26.86% | New | |
Independent | Benedict Marak | 1,010 | 9.56% | New | |
GNC | William Cecil Marak | 757 | 7.16% | New | |
UDP | Rockefeller Momin | 732 | 6.93% | New | |
BJP | Cliford Areng | 390 | 3.69% | New | |
Margin of victory | 2,002 | 18.94% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 10,569 | 82.17% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,340 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Backstar Sangma | 6,806 | 66.77% | New | |
INC | Sherjee H. Sangma | 3,029 | 29.72% | ![]() | |
HPU | Probash Sangha | 358 | 3.51% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 3,777 | 37.05% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 10,193 | 87.42% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,997 | ![]() | |||
Independent gain from HPU | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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HPU | Sherjee M. Sangma | 3,719 | 46.26% | New | |
INC | William Cecil Marak | 2,258 | 28.09% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 1,461 | 18.17% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 8,039 | 80.48% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,493 | ![]() | |||
HPU gain from AHL | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AHL | William Cecil Marak | 2,573 | 51.13% | ![]() | |
INC | M. Reidson Momin | 1,768 | 35.14% | ![]() | |
HSPDP | Jonathon Sangma | 691 | 13.73% | New | |
Margin of victory | 805 | 16.00% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 5,032 | 63.59% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,316 | ![]() | |||
AHL gain from INC | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | M. Reidson Momin | 1,111 | 37.36% | New | |
AHL | Jackson Marak | 907 | 30.50% | ![]() | |
Independent | Levison Marak | 670 | 22.53% | New | |
Independent | Arthur Momin | 286 | 9.62% | New | |
Margin of victory | 204 | 6.86% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,974 | 43.67% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,610 | ![]() | |||
INC gain from AHL | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AHL | Medison A. Sangma | 729 | 53.52% | New | |
Independent | Arthur Momin | 331 | 24.30% | New | |
Independent | Arobinda Sangma | 302 | 22.17% | New | |
Margin of victory | 398 | 29.22% | |||
Turnout | 1,362 | 27.12% | |||
Registered electors | 5,508 | ||||
AHL win (new seat) |
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