| South Shillong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 19 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | East Khasi Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 34,186 [1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
South Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. [2] It is part of East Khasi Hills district. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency and comprises Wards 22 to 27 of the Shillong Municipal Corporation as well as Shillong Cantonment. [3] Its current MLA is Sanbor Shullai of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [1]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sanbor Shullai | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 14,213 | 67.12% | ||
| VPP | Danny Langstieh | 2,604 | 12.30% | New | |
| Independent | Angela G. Rangad | 1,714 | 8.09% | New | |
| AITC | Ian Andrew Lyngdoh Nongkynrih | 1,560 | 7.37% | New | |
| INC | Venetia Pearl Mawlong | 1,086 | 5.13% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 444 | 2.10% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,609 | 54.82% | |||
| Turnout | 21,177 | 61.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 34,186 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 11,204 | 48.88% | ||
| INC | Manas Chaudhuri | 6,107 | 26.64% | ||
| NPP | Sounder Strong Cajee | 3,604 | 15.72% | ||
| NCP | Vikash Gupta | 1,085 | 4.73% | ||
| Independent | Moon Lyngdoh | 147 | 0.64% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 393 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,097 | 22.24% | |||
| Turnout | 22,921 | 72.03% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,822 | ||||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Sanbor Shullai | 7,179 | 34.38% | New | |
| INC | Manas Chaudhuri | 6,034 | 28.90% | New | |
| Independent | Sounder Strong Cajee | 3,151 | 15.09% | New | |
| BJP | Augustine Lakiang | 2,789 | 13.36% | New | |
| UDP | Edward L. Kharwanlang | 1,316 | 6.30% | New | |
| NPP | Mehboob K. Lyngdoh | 281 | 1.35% | New | |
| SP | Binod Kumar Joshi | 129 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,145 | 5.48% | |||
| Turnout | 20,879 | 75.35% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,708 | ||||
| NCP win (new seat) | |||||