South Shillong Assembly constituency
| 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 |
| LS 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]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sanbor Shullai | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 14,213 | 67.12% |  18.23
| |
| 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% |  21.52
| |
| Margin of victory | 11,609 | 54.82% | 32.58
| ||
| Turnout | 21,177 | 61.95% | 10.08
| ||
| Registered electors | 34,186 | 7.43
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 18.23
|
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Assembly Election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 11,204 | 48.88% | 35.52
| |
| INC | Manas Chaudhuri | 6,107 | 26.64% | 2.26
| |
| NPP | Sounder Strong Cajee | 3,604 | 15.72% | 14.38
| |
| NCP | Vikash Gupta | 1,085 | 4.73% | 29.65
| |
| Independent | Moon Lyngdoh | 147 | 0.64% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 393 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,097 | 22.24% | 16.75
| ||
| Turnout | 22,921 | 72.03% | 3.32
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,822 | 14.85
| |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | 14.50
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Assembly Election 2013
[edit]| 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) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Commission of India- State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.