Sohiong Assembly constituency

Sohiong
Constituency No. 23 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	1978
Total electors	32,165 [1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Synshar Lyngdoh Thabah
Party	United Democratic Party
Elected year	2023

Sohiong 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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	Edward Kurbah		Independent politician
1978	Medras Mylliem		Hill State People's Democratic Party
1983	Nit Shabong		Indian National Congress
1988	M. Donkupar Lyngdoh		Hill State People's Democratic Party
1993	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh
1998	Rain Augustine Lyngdoh		United Democratic Party
2003	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh		Indian National Congress
2008
2013
2018	Samlin Malngiang		Hill State People's Democratic Party
2023	Synshar Lyngdoh Thabah		United Democratic Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Samlin Malngiang	11,960	45.48%	New
	INC	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh	11,338	43.12%	13.41
	PDF	Judah Justine Macdonald Wahlang	2,670	10.15%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	175	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			622	2.37%	10.68
Turnout			26,295	91.50%	0.45
Registered electors			28,739		20.91
	HSPDP gain from INC		Swing	11.04

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh	12,353	56.53%	18.49
	UDP	Braston Kharphuli	9,501	43.47%	12.93
Margin of victory			2,852	13.05%	5.56
Turnout			21,854	91.95%	1.85
Registered electors			23,768		0.26
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh	8,500	38.03%	14.83
	UDP	Rain Augustine Lyngdoh	6,827	30.55%	9.50
	LJP	Clement Mawlong	2,689	12.03%	New
	KHNAM	Robert F Kharbuki	2,011	9.00%	5.14
	NCP	Forward Lyngdoh Mawlong	1,976	8.84%	7.72
	MDP	T. H. S. Bonney	182	0.81%	New
	BJP	Nit Shabong	165	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			1,673	7.49%	5.34
Turnout			22,350	93.79%	20.83
Registered electors			23,829		3.43
	INC hold		Swing	14.83

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh	9,518	52.87%	7.27
	UDP	Rain Augustine Lyngdoh	7,209	40.04%	7.48
	KHNAM	Mebansan Lyndem	695	3.86%	New
	HSPDP	H.Brostarwell Lyngdoh	259	1.44%	4.44
	NCP	Losterfield Kharbuki	202	1.12%	New
	Independent	Nit Shabong	121	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			2,309	12.82%	10.90
Turnout			18,004	72.96%	5.31
Registered electors			24,675		7.90
	INC gain from UDP		Swing	5.35

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Rain Augustine Lyngdoh	8,506	47.52%	New
	INC	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh	8,162	45.60%	7.48
	HSPDP	Nit Shabong	1,052	5.88%	50.89
	CPI	Insee Allthings Marbaniang	180	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			344	1.92%	16.73
Turnout			17,900	80.77%	3.32
Registered electors			22,869		4.89
	UDP gain from HSPDP		Swing	9.24

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	H. Donkupar R. Lyngdoh	10,097	56.76%	8.46
	INC	Rain Augustine Lyngdoh	6,780	38.12%	5.34
	AHL(AM)	Lapphang Jana	911	5.12%	New
Margin of victory			3,317	18.65%	3.12
Turnout			17,788	83.52%	1.15
Registered electors			21,802		38.07
	HSPDP hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	M. Donkupar Lyngdoh	6,135	48.30%	17.72
	INC	Nit Shabong	4,163	32.77%	9.61
	Independent	T. Grosswell Kharjana	1,311	10.32%	New
	HPU	Medras Mylliem	1,002	7.89%	New
	PDC	A.B.Diengdoh	91	0.72%	1.38
Margin of victory			1,972	15.53%	3.72
Turnout			12,702	83.29%	16.10
Registered electors			15,790		20.89
	HSPDP gain from INC		Swing	5.92

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nit Shabong	3,562	42.38%	22.40
	HSPDP	Medras Mylliem	2,570	30.58%	7.09
	AHL	T. Grosswell Kharjana	2,097	24.95%	New
	PDC	Protersius Nongbet	176	2.09%	New
Margin of victory			992	11.80%	5.60
Turnout			8,405	68.14%	2.76
Registered electors			13,062		8.73
	INC gain from HSPDP		Swing	4.71

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Medras Mylliem	2,787	37.67%	New
	Independent	Nit Shabong	2,328	31.46%	New
	INC	Edward Kurbah	1,478	19.98%	New
	Independent	Diengdoh A. B.	806	10.89%	New
Margin of victory			459	6.20%	5.59
Turnout			7,399	64.10%	2.21
Registered electors			12,013		60.84
	HSPDP gain from Independent		Swing	3.94

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Sohiong ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Kurbah	1,496	33.73%	New
	Independent	S. Lonaik Marbaniang	973	21.94%	New
	Independent	Collin Kharshing	734	16.55%	New
	AHL	R. Lamlin Lyngdoh	661	14.90%	New
	Independent	Jing Nellson Ryntathiang	508	11.45%	New
	Independent	Menister Jana	63	1.42%	New
Margin of victory			523	11.79%
Turnout			4,435	61.84%
Registered electors			7,469
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• East Khasi Hills district

References

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