Mawshynrut is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of West Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies, 2008[3] and had its first election in 2013. As of 2023, it is represented by Methodius Dkhar of the Hill State People's Democratic Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Witting Mawsor[4] | Hill State People's Democratic Party | |
| 2018 | Gigur Myrthong[5] | National People's Party | |
| 2023 | Methodius Dkhar[1] | Hill State People's Democratic Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSPDP | Methodius Dkhar | 19,368 | 52.96% |  32.77
| |
| NPP | Gigur Myrthong | 14,181 | 38.78% | 7.28
| |
| AITC | Justine G. Momin | 2,515 | 6.88% | New | |
| BJP | Beejoy Kynter | 286 | 0.78% |  2.17
| |
| INC | Andrew Charles Gare | 220 | 0.60% | 18.69
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 321 | 0.88% | 0.20
| |
| Margin of victory | 5,187 | 14.18% | 2.88
| ||
| Turnout | 36,570 | 89.06% | 0.20
| ||
| Registered electors | 41,064 | 21.01
| |||
| HSPDP gain from NPP | Swing | 21.46
|
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Gigur Myrthong | 9,540 | 31.50% | 26.37
| |
| HSPDP | Witting Mawsor | 6,116 | 20.19% | 9.25
| |
| INC | Justine G Momin | 5,843 | 19.29% | 0.28
| |
| Morningstar Mawsor | 3,925 | 12.96% | New | ||
| Independent | H Ledishon Nongsiang | 2,484 | 8.20% | New | |
| BJP | Pitosh R Sangma | 895 | 2.95% | New | |
| UDP | Savio Iawphniaw | 740 | 2.44% | 12.75
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 326 | 1.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,424 | 11.30% | 0.87
| ||
| Turnout | 30,288 | 89.26% | 0.25
| ||
| Registered electors | 33,933 | 31.21
| |||
| NPP gain from HSPDP | Swing | 2.05
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSPDP | Witting Mawsor | 6,778 | 29.45% | New | |
| INC | Methodius Dkhar | 4,375 | 19.01% | New | |
| UDP | Fantin Kitbok Ryntathiang | 3,497 | 15.19% | New | |
| Independent | Pelcy Snaitang | 1,870 | 8.12% | New | |
| Independent | Lowis Sangma | 1,772 | 7.70% | New | |
| NPP | Shimbor Diengngan | 1,181 | 5.13% | New | |
| Independent | John Justic Hashah | 1,129 | 4.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,403 | 10.44% | |||
| Turnout | 23,018 | 89.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,861 | ||||
| HSPDP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 30 January 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.