Mahendraganj Assembly constituency
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| Mahendraganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 54 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | South West Garo Hills |
| LS constituency | Tura |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 36,609[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Sanjay A. Sangma | |
| Party | NPP |
Mahendraganj is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2]
It is part of South West Garo Hills district and it shares its international border with Bangladesh.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Lokhindor Hajong | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | Dhabal Ch. Barman | Hill People's Union | |
| 1993 | Lokhindor Hajong | Meghalaya Progressive People's Party | |
| 1998 | Abdus Saleh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Nidhu Ram Hajong | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2008 | Abdus Saleh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Dikkanchi D. Shira[3] | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023[4][5] | Sanjay A. Sangma | National People's Party | |
Election results
[edit]2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dikkanchi Shira | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Assembly Election 1972
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shamsul Haque | 2,012 | 44.35% | New | |
| INC | Khelaram Barman | 1,434 | 37.15% | New | |
| Independent | Manik Chandra Das | 548 | 14.20% | New | |
| Independent | Baikuntha Nath Roy | 543 | 14.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 578 | 12.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,965 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ The Indian Express (2 March 2023). "Meghalaya Assembly elections results 2023: Check full list of winners". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Hindustan Times (2 March 2023). "Meghalaya election result 2023: Full list of winners constituency-wise". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 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.