Mawhati Assembly constituency

Mawhati
Mawhati
Constituency No. 8 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	Ri Bhoi
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	1972
Total electors	39,235
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Charles Marngar
Party	NPP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2023

Mawhati is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2] It is part of Ri Bhoi district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency^[3] and its current MLA is Charles Marngar of the National People's Party.

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Election	Member
1972	Martin Narayan Majaw	Independent politician
1978	Martin N. Majaw	Independent politician
1983	S. R. Moksha	Hill State People's Democratic Party
1988		Hill People's Union
1993		Hill People's Union
1998	Phingwel Muktieh	Indian National Congress
2003	Phingwel Muktieh	Indian National Congress
2008	Donbok Khymdeit	United Democratic Party
2013	Julias Kitbok Dorphang	Independent politician
2018	Dasakhiatbha Lamare	National People's Party
2023	Charles Marngar	National People's Party

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Charles Marngar	13,273	37.58%	24.69
	NPP	Shemphang Lyngdoh	8,029	22.73%	0.42
	UDP	Baiahunlang Makdoh	6,556	18.56%	6.76
	HSPDP	Evalyni Kharbani	4,590	13.00%	New
	BJP	Dr. Evarist Myrsing	1,376	3.90%	0.46
	AITC	Dr. Saralin Dorphang	729	2.06%	New
	PDF	Roswel Shadap	560	1.59%	13.54
	NOTA	None of the Above	191	0.54%	0.57
Margin of victory			5,244	14.85%	14.13
Turnout			35,321	90.02%	0.94
Registered electors			39,235		22.54
	INC gain from NPP		Swing	15.26

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Dasakhiatbha Lamare	6,365	22.32%	*New*
	Independent	Julias Kitbok Dorphang	6,161	21.60%	New
	PDF	James Sylliang	4,314	15.12%	New
	INC	Charles Marngar	3,675	12.88%	16.81
	UDP	Donbok Khymdeit	3,367	11.80%	18.88
	Independent	Evalyni Kharbani	2,231	7.82%	New
	BJP	Banbuhaiing Makdoh	980	3.44%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	316	1.11%	New
Margin of victory			204	0.72%	4.30
Turnout			28,523	89.09%	2.40
Registered electors			32,017		26.83
	NPP gain from Independent		Swing	13.39

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Julias Kitbok Dorphang	8,246	35.70%	*New*
	UDP	Donbok Khymdeit	7,087	30.69%	0.12
	INC	Phingwel Muktieh	6,857	29.69%	0.84
	Independent	Plas Mukhim	508	2.20%	New
	LJP	Kyrshanlang Nongshli	233	1.01%	New
	HSPDP	Hopingstone Masharing	164	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			1,159	5.02%	3.07
Turnout			23,095	91.48%	1.72
Registered electors			25,245		18.58
	Independent gain from UDP		Swing	4.90

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Donbok Khymdeit	6,112	30.80%	0.61
	INC	Phingwel Muktieh	5,725	28.85%	6.65
	KHNAM	Rangkynsai Makdoh	4,390	22.12%	14.47
	NCP	Clement Shadap	3,344	16.85%	9.80
	MDP	Heronice Masharing	271	1.37%	New
Margin of victory			387	1.95%	3.36
Turnout			19,842	93.20%	21.11
Registered electors			21,289		8.52
	UDP gain from INC		Swing	4.70

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Phingwel Muktieh	5,021	35.50%	7.10
	UDP	S. R. Moksha	4,270	30.19%	8.03
	NCP	Dr. Jerin Syiem	3,770	26.66%	New
	KHNAM	Murmanik Syiem	1,082	7.65%	New
Margin of victory			751	5.31%	0.29
Turnout			14,143	72.14%	5.38
Registered electors			19,618		9.52
	INC hold		Swing	7.10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Phingwel Muktieh	3,941	28.40%	8.22
	Independent	Rangkynsai Makdoh	3,245	23.38%	New
	UDP	S. R. Moksha	3,075	22.16%	New
	HSPDP	Clement Shadap	1,755	12.65%	New
	PDM	Martin Lyngdoh	1,603	11.55%	New
	CPI	Marius Nongrum	143	1.03%	New
	BJP	Howard Moksha	115	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			696	5.02%	3.19
Turnout			13,877	80.85%	5.14
Registered electors			17,912		13.48
	INC gain from HPU		Swing	10.05

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	S. R. Moksha	5,013	38.45%	1.63
	INC	Rangkynsai Makdoh	4,775	36.62%	17.98
	AHL(AM)	Clement Shadap	2,567	19.69%	New
	JP	Shambok M. Khymdeit	541	4.15%	New
	Janata Dal (B)	Michael S. Kharsingh	143	1.10%	New
Margin of victory			238	1.83%	8.58
Turnout			13,039	84.81%	6.78
Registered electors			15,784		24.13
	HPU hold		Swing	1.63

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	S. R. Moksha	3,550	36.81%	*New*
	Independent	Martin N. Majaw	2,547	26.41%	New
	INC	Joseph Joit Makdoh	1,798	18.65%	14.56
	HSPDP	Clement Shadap	1,723	17.87%	41.16
	CPI	Orister Syngkli	25	0.26%	New
Margin of victory			1,003	10.40%	13.35
Turnout			9,643	78.85%	8.58
Registered electors			12,716		19.75
	HPU gain from HSPDP		Swing	22.22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	S. R. Moksha	4,216	59.03%	27.66
	PDC	Martin N. Majaw	2,520	35.28%	New
	INC	Matsingh Kharkongor	292	4.09%	13.33
	APHLC	Stanly Lapang	114	1.60%	4.50
Margin of victory			1,696	23.75%	15.02
Turnout			7,142	71.68%	5.81
Registered electors			10,619		8.46
	HSPDP gain from Independent		Swing	18.94

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin N. Majaw	2,412	40.09%	*New*
	HSPDP	S. R. Moksha	1,887	31.37%	New
	INC	J. C. Makhod	1,048	17.42%	New
	APHLC	Betterson Kharkongor	367	6.10%	12.02
	Independent	Odwiss Khymdeit	302	5.02%	New
Margin of victory			525	8.73%	5.86
Turnout			6,016	64.33%	11.31
Registered electors			9,791		11.02
	Independent hold		Swing	5.69

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Narayan Majaw	1,521	34.40%	*New*
	Independent	S. R. Moksha	876	19.81%	New
	APHLC	Walter Roy Marng	801	18.12%	New
	Independent	Nilip Shadap	536	12.12%	New
	Independent	Min Shallam	295	6.67%	New
	Independent	Odwys Khyndeit	199	4.50%	New
	Independent	Linshon Roy Lapang	102	2.31%	New
Margin of victory			645	14.59%
Turnout			4,421	52.82%
Registered electors			8,819
	Independent win (new seat)