East Shillong Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Meghalaya State, India
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East Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of East Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency[3] and its current MLA is Ampareen Lyngdoh of National People's Party.[4]
| East Shillong | |
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| Constituency No. 16 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | East Khasi Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 25,504[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | NPP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[3] | Ampareen Lyngdoh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2018[5] | ||||
| 2023[1] | National People's Party | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 6,637 | 39.56% | New | |
| INC | Manuel Badwar | 4,926 | 29.36% |  29.28 | |
| BJP | Wankitbok Pohshna | 2,643 | 15.75% | 8.53 | |
| VPP | Avner Medon Pariat | 1,974 | 11.77% | New | |
| AITC | Ajoy Nongrum | 264 | 1.57% | New | |
| Independent | Wanpynhun Kharsyntiew | 243 | 1.45% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 259 | 1.54% | 0.16 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,711 | 10.20% | 24.16 | ||
| Turnout | 16,777 | 65.78% | 7.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,504 |  5.26 | |||
| NPP gain from INC | Swing | 19.09 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 10,368 | 58.65% | 4.29 | |
| BJP | Neil Antonio War | 4,294 | 24.29% | 18.50 | |
| UDP | B. M. Lanong | 2,009 | 11.36% | 19.90 | |
| Independent | Romeo Phira Rani | 221 | 1.25% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 302 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,074 | 34.36% | 2.69 | ||
| Turnout | 17,679 | 72.97% | 1.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,229 | 12.72 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.29 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | 10,103 | 62.94% | New | |
| UDP | B. M. Lanong | 5,019 | 31.27% | New | |
| BJP | Romeo Phira Rani | 930 | 5.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,084 | 31.67% | |||
| Turnout | 16,052 | 74.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 21,495 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||