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West Shillong Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 25°35′N 91°51′E / 25.59°N 91.85°E / 25.59; 91.85
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West Shillong
Constituency No. 18 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateMeghalaya
DistrictEast Khasi Hills
LS constituencyShillong
Established2008
Total electors27,329[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyUnited Democratic Party
Elected year2023

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]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Election results

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Assembly Election 2023

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2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : West Shillong[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDP Paul Lyngdoh 7,917 42.60% Increase0.19
NPP Mohendro Rapsang 4,432 23.85% Increase22.92
BJP Ernest Mawrie 3,771 20.29% New
VPP Raja Jyrwa 1,859 10.00% New
INC Bethleen Dkhar 417 2.24% Decrease50.30
AITC Iwan Maria 187 1.01% New
Margin of victory 3,485 18.75% Increase8.62
Turnout 18,583 68.00% Decrease7.94
Registered electors 27,329 Increase6.00
UDP gain from INC Swing Decrease9.95

Assembly Election 2018

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2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : West Shillong[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohendro Rapsang 10,288 52.55% Increase4.62
UDP Paul Lyngdoh 8,304 42.41% Decrease8.12
Independent Donaldson Shanpru 189 0.97% New
NPP Havergail Edwina Bareh 182 0.93% New
NOTA None of the Above 201 1.03% New
Margin of victory 1,984 10.13% Increase7.53
Turnout 19,578 75.94% Decrease3.24
Registered electors 25,782 Increase10.53
INC gain from UDP Swing Increase2.01

Assembly Election 2013

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2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : West Shillong[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UDP Paul Lyngdoh 9,333 50.54% New
INC Mohendro Rapsang 8,852 47.93% New
Independent Donaldson Shanpru 283 1.53% New
Margin of victory 481 2.60%
Turnout 18,468 79.17%
Registered electors 23,326
UDP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  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.
  7. ^ "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.

25°35′N 91°51′E / 25.59°N 91.85°E / 25.59; 91.85