Bajengdoba Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Meghalaya State, India
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Bajengdoba is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2]
| Bajengdoba | |
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| Constituency No. 40 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | North Garo Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tura |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 33,102[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | NPP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
It is part of North Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Grohonsing Marak | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | |
| 1978 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1983 | Chamberline Marak | ||
| 1988 | |||
| 1993 | Chamberline B. Marak | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | John Manner Marak | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Brigady Napak Marak | Independent politician | |
| 2018 | Pongseng Marak | National People's Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Pongseng Marak | 9,900 | 34.52% |  11.16 | |
| INC | Brigady Napak Marak | 7,584 | 26.44% | 11.53 | |
| AITC | Tengrak R. Marak | 7,431 | 25.91% | New | |
| Independent | Chadambe Tengkam B Marak | 1,996 | 6.96% | New | |
| Independent | Rocky R Marak | 744 | 2.59% | New | |
| BJP | Henendra A. Sangma | 537 | 1.87% | 11.60 | |
| UDP | Rakman Ch Marak | 491 | 1.71% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 241 | 0.84% | 1.41 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,316 | 8.07% |  0.37 | ||
| Turnout | 28,683 | 86.65% | 2.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,102 | 15.08 | |||
| NPP hold | Swing | 11.16 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Pongseng Marak | 11,648 | 45.67% | 20.29 | |
| INC | Brigady Napak Marak | 9,684 | 37.97% | 3.71 | |
| BJP | John Manner Marak | 3,435 | 13.47% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 573 | 2.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,964 | 7.70% | 6.61 | ||
| Turnout | 25,504 | 88.67% | 0.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,764 | 26.85 | |||
| NPP gain from Independent | Swing | 10.32 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Brigady Napak Marak | 7,139 | 35.35% | New | |
| INC | Adolf Lu Hitler R. Marak | 6,919 | 34.26% | 0.17 | |
| NPP | John Manner Marak | 5,126 | 25.38% | New | |
| UDP | Rocky R Marak | 1,011 | 5.01% | 15.57 | |
| Margin of victory | 220 | 1.09% | 5.49 | ||
| Turnout | 20,195 | 89.06% | 4.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,676 | 21.23 | |||
| Independent gain from NCP | Swing | 5.32 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | John Manner Marak | 7,084 | 40.67% | 11.13 | |
| INC | Chamberline B. Marak | 5,938 | 34.09% | 5.47 | |
| UDP | Brigady Napak Marak | 3,584 | 20.58% | 15.71 | |
| Independent | Winsang Sangma | 813 | 4.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,146 | 6.58% | 5.66 | ||
| Turnout | 17,419 | 93.12% | 17.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,705 | 5.18 | |||
| NCP hold | Swing | 11.13 |
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | John Manner Marak | 7,756 | 51.80% | New | |
| INC | Chamberline B. Marak | 5,923 | 39.56% | 10.23 | |
| UDP | Resterbrown Sangma | 728 | 4.86% | 43.37 | |
| GNC | Johindro Momin | 567 | 3.79% | 1.81 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,833 | 12.24% | 10.69 | ||
| Turnout | 14,974 | 75.91% | 3.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,727 | 15.19 | |||
| NCP gain from INC | Swing | 2.01 |
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chamberline B. Marak | 6,212 | 49.79% | 8.35 | |
| UDP | John Manner Marak | 6,018 | 48.23% | New | |
| GNC | Grohonsing Marak | 247 | 1.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 194 | 1.55% | 28.76 | ||
| Turnout | 12,477 | 76.54% | 4.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,126 | 17.51 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chamberline B. Marak | 6,555 | 58.14% | 6.49 | |
| HPU | Johan Manner Marak | 3,137 | 27.82% | 7.55 | |
| MPPP | Jamindro Marak | 1,583 | 14.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,418 | 30.31% | 1.06 | ||
| Turnout | 11,275 | 79.85% | 4.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,574 | 23.66 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chamberline Marak | 5,583 | 64.63% | 0.80 | |
| HPU | Grohonsing Marak | 3,056 | 35.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,527 | 29.25% | 0.86 | ||
| Turnout | 8,639 | 77.18% | 10.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,786 | 16.91 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chamberline Marak | 4,059 | 63.82% | 12.59 | |
| APHLC | Grohonsing Marak | 2,144 | 33.71% | 3.23 | |
| HSPDP | Ketchiner A. Sangma | 157 | 2.47% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,915 | 30.11% | 9.37 | ||
| Turnout | 6,360 | 66.05% | 18.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,081 | 34.07 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Grohonsing Marak | 1,709 | 51.23% | New | |
| APHLC | Levingstone Momin | 1,017 | 30.49% | 53.73 | |
| Independent | Promison Momin | 610 | 18.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 692 | 20.74% | 47.68 | ||
| Turnout | 3,336 | 48.54% | 11.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,519 | 33.93 | |||
| INC gain from APHLC | Swing | 32.98 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APHLC | Grohonsing Marak | 1,531 | 84.21% | New | |
| Independent | Broson Momin | 287 | 15.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,244 | 68.43% | |||
| Turnout | 1,818 | 34.22% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,614 | ||||
| APHLC win (new seat) | |||||