Chokpot Assembly constituency
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| Chokpot | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 59 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | South Garo Hills |
| LS constituency | Tura |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 32,180 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2018 |
Chokpot is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[1] It is part of South Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]The list of MLAs are given below:[2]
| Year | MLA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Jackman Marak | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | |
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | Clifford Marak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | Hill People's Union | ||
| 1993 | Masonsing Sangma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Clifford Marak | Garo National Council | |
| 2003 | Masonsing Sangma | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Clifford Marak | Garo National Council | |
| 2018 | Lazarus Sangma[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Sengchim N. Sangma[4] | National People's Party | |
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Sengchim Sangma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lazarus Sangma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Assembly Election 1972
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHL | Jackman Marak | 1,583 | 71.08% | New | |
| Independent | Greendash R, Marak | 644 | 16.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 939 | 42.16% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,975 | ||||
| AHL win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- South Garo Hills district
- Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
[edit]- ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Chokpot (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.