Rymbai Assembly constituency

Rymbai
Former constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
Established	1972
Abolished	2013 [1]
Total electors	29,659

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	Lewis Bareh		Independent politician
1978	Obil Kyndait		Hill State People's Democratic Party
1983	Nihon Ksih		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1988	Simon Siangshai		Independent politician
1993			Hill People's Union
1998			United Democratic Party
2003	Nehlang Lyngdoh		Indian National Congress
2008

Election results

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nehlang Lyngdoh	12,893	47.90%	1.01
	NCP	Simon Siangshai	5,856	21.76%	0.76
	HSPDP	Obil Kyndait	3,853	14.32%	New
	KHNAM	Tariang Massar	2,332	8.66%	New
	UDP	Balios Swer	1,980	7.36%	New
Margin of victory			7,037	26.15%	9.83
Turnout			26,914	90.74%	10.55
Registered electors			29,659		8.75
	INC hold		Swing	1.01

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nehlang Lyngdoh	12,224	46.90%	19.97
	Independent	Obil Kyndait	7,972	30.58%	New
	NCP	Simon Siangshai	5,870	22.52%	New
Margin of victory			4,252	16.31%	14.97
Turnout			26,066	80.20%	7.45
Registered electors			32,502		14.12
	INC gain from UDP		Swing	9.69

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Simon Siangshai	9,287	37.20%	New
	PDM	Obil Kyndait	8,953	35.87%	New
	INC	Dorinroy Ksih	6,722	26.93%	16.29
Margin of victory			334	1.34%	21.19
Turnout			24,962	89.33%	1.95
Registered electors			28,480		1.73
	UDP gain from HPU		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	Simon Siangshai	12,814	51.59%	39.42
	AHL(AM)	Obil Kyndait	7,218	29.06%	New
	INC	Pharang Rymbai	2,643	10.64%	2.79
	Independent	Corinth Swer	1,543	6.21%	New
	Independent	Sawang Lamurong	351	1.41%	New
	Independent	Dorinroy Ksih	269	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			5,596	22.53%	18.14
Turnout			24,838	86.78%	3.90
Registered electors			28,982		75.77
	HPU gain from Independent		Swing	25.40

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Simon Siangshai	3,869	26.19%	New
	Independent	Obil Kyndiat	3,220	21.79%	New
	HSPDP	Comforter Dkhar	2,865	19.39%	15.79
	HPU	H. Attlee Singh Syih	1,798	12.17%	New
	Independent	Pearlyone Rymbai	1,438	9.73%	New
	INC	Nihon Ksih	1,160	7.85%	23.73
	Independent	Dorinroy Ksih	425	2.88%	New
Margin of victory			649	4.39%	1.03
Turnout			14,775	91.66%	16.39
Registered electors			16,489		7.46
	Independent gain from AHL		Swing	10.81

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Nihon Ksih	4,157	37.00%	20.73
	INC	Obil Kyndait	3,548	31.58%	0.45
	Independent	Pearlyone Rymbai	2,365	21.05%	New
	PDC	Ephrin Barch	760	6.76%	New
	HSPDP	Dorinroy Ksih	405	3.60%	31.18
Margin of victory			609	5.42%	1.77
Turnout			11,235	76.45%	2.47
Registered electors			15,345		26.51
	AHL gain from HSPDP		Swing	2.22

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Obil Kyndait	3,193	34.78%	New
	INC	Nihon Ksih	2,858	31.13%	New
	AHL	Dorinroy Ksih	1,494	16.27%	27.13
	Independent	Corinth Swer	1,407	15.33%	New
	Independent	Braveman Mukhim	228	2.48%	New
Margin of victory			335	3.65%	9.55
Turnout			9,180	77.34%	3.62
Registered electors			12,129		39.16
	HSPDP gain from Independent		Swing	21.82

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rymbai ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Lewis Bareh	3,555	56.60%	New
	AHL	Nihon Ksih	2,726	43.40%	New
Margin of victory			829	13.20%
Turnout			6,281	73.97%
Registered electors			8,716
	Independent win (new seat)

References

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