Songsak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Songsak
Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
LS constituency Tura
Total electors26,687 [1]
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA Mukul Sangma
Party  AITC   
Elected year 2018

Songsak is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. [2] It is part of East Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency. [3]

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Member of Legislative Assembly

The list of MLAs are given below  [3]

YearPartyMLAVotes
1972 All Party Hill Leaders Conference Elwin Sangma 819
1975* All Party Hill Leaders Conference Miriam D. Shira 2,268
1978 Independent Miriam D. Shira 1,156
1983 Indian National Congress Elwin Sangma2,190
1988 Hill People's Union Lehinson Sangma 3,047
1993 Indian National Congress Tonsing N. Marak 5,105
1998 Indian National Congress Tonsing N. Marak4,089
2003 United Democratic Party Heltone N. Marak 4,875
2005* Indian National Congress Tonsing N. Marak3,890
2008 Nationalist Congress Party Nihim D. Shira 5,687
2013 National People's Party Nihim D. Shira6,697
2018 Indian National Congress Mukul Sangma [1] 10,274
2021 All India Trinamool Congress Mukul Sangma [1] 10,274

* Bye-election

Election results

2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election: Songsak [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Mukul Sangma
INC
NPP
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

2018

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Songsak [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Dr. Mukul Sangma
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 – Meghalaya – Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Songsak (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

Coordinates: 25°39′00″N90°36′25″E / 25.650°N 90.607°E / 25.650; 90.607