South Shillong Assembly constituency
| South Shillong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 19 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| 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 | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[4] | Sanbor Shullai | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2018[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023[1] | |||
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 14,213 | 65.74 |  16.03
| |
| VPP | Danny Langstieh | 2,604 | 12.04 | New | |
| Independent | Angela G. Rangad | 1,714 | 7.93 | New | |
| AITC | Ian Andrew Lyngdoh Nongkynrih | 1,560 | 7.22 | New | |
| INC | Venetia Pearl Mawlong | 1,086 | 5.08 |  22.01
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 444 | 2.05 | ||
| Majority | 11,604 | 53.7 | 31.08
| ||
| Turnout | 21,621 | 63.25 | 7.58
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 11,204 | 49.71 | ||
| INC | Manas Chaudhuri | 6,107 | 27.09 | ||
| NPP | Sounder Strong Cajee | 3,604 | 15.99 | ||
| NCP | Vikash Gupta | 1,085 | 4.81 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 393 | 1.74 | ||
| Independent | Moon Lyngdoh | 147 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 5,097 | 22.62 | |||
| Turnout | 22,540 | 70.83 | |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.