West Shillong Assembly constituency

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West Shillong
Constituency No. 18 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
West Shillong Assembly constituency map.svg
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
LS constituency Shillong
Established2008
Total electors27,329 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party United Democratic Party
Elected year 2023

West 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 [3] and its current MLA is Paul Lyngdoh of United Democratic Party. [4]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
2013 Paul Lyngdoh United Democratic Party
2018 Mohendro Rapsang Indian National Congress
2023 Paul Lyngdoh United Democratic Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : West Shillong [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDP Paul Lyngdoh 7,917 42.60% Increase2.svg0.19
NPP Mohendro Rapsang4,43223.85%Increase2.svg22.92
BJP Ernest Mawrie3,77120.29%New
VPP Raja Jyrwa1,85910.00%New
INC Bethleen Dkhar4172.24%Decrease2.svg50.30
AITC Iwan Maria1871.01%New
NOTA None of the Above2041.10%Increase2.svg0.07
Margin of victory3,48518.75%Increase2.svg8.62
Turnout 18,58368.00%Decrease2.svg7.94
Registered electors 27,329Increase2.svg6.00
UDP gain from INC Swing Decrease2.svg9.95

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : West Shillong [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Mohendro Rapsang 10,288 52.55% Increase2.svg4.62
UDP Paul Lyngdoh 8,30442.41%Decrease2.svg8.12
Independent Donaldson Shanpru1890.97%New
NPP Havergail Edwina Bareh1820.93%New
NOTA None of the Above2011.03%New
Margin of victory1,98410.13%Increase2.svg7.53
Turnout 19,57875.94%Decrease2.svg3.24
Registered electors 25,782Increase2.svg10.53
INC gain from UDP Swing Increase2.svg2.01

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election  : West Shillong [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UDP Paul Lyngdoh 9,333 50.54% New
INC Mohendro Rapsang8,85247.93%New
Independent Donaldson Shanpru2831.53%New
Margin of victory4812.60%
Turnout 18,46879.17%
Registered electors 23,326
UDP win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "West Shillong (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "General Election to Vidhna Sabha Trends & Result MArch - 2023". results.eci.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Form 20 - Polling Station Wise Result Sheet of General Election 2018 to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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