Mawshynrut Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Meghalaya State, India
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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.
| Mawshynrut | |
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| Constituency No. 34 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | West Khasi Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 41,064[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | HSPDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
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) | |||||