Shillong Cantt Assembly constituency

Shillong Cantt
Former constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
Established	1972
Abolished	1977 [1]
Total electors	2,593

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	Dhrubanath Joshi		Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Shillong Cantt ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhrubanath Joshi	1,263	69.78%	New
	Independent	Dringson E. Shalam	353	19.50%	New
	Independent	Hasting Kharkongor	116	6.41%	New
	Independent	Markan Lyndem	78	4.31%	New
Margin of victory			910	50.28%
Turnout			1,810	72.93%
Registered electors			2,593
	INC win (new seat)

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.