North Tura Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Meghalaya State, India
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North Tura is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of West Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency[3] and its current MLA is Thomas A. Sangma of National People's Party.[4]
| North Tura | |
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| Constituency No. 50 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | West Garo Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tura |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 34,434[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | National People's Party (India) |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Noverfield Marak[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018[6] | Thomas A. Sangma | National People's Party | |
| 2023[1] | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Thomas A. Sangma | 11,386 | 42.75% |  15.79 | |
| BJP | Adam Kid M. Sangma | 7,501 | 28.17% | New | |
| AITC | Rupert M. Sangma | 4,743 | 17.81% | New | |
| INC | Billykid A. Sangma | 2,113 | 7.93% |  10.31 | |
| UDP | Dr. Pilne A. Sangma | 665 | 2.50% | 2.81 | |
| JD(U) | Bina Rosaline A. Sangma | 224 | 0.84% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 262 | 0.98% | 0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,885 | 14.59% | 5.88 | ||
| Turnout | 26,632 | 77.34% | 1.40 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,434 | 12.68 | |||
| NPP hold | Swing | 15.79 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Thomas A. Sangma | 6,487 | 26.96% | 8.43 | |
| INC | Noverfield R. Marak | 4,391 | 18.25% | 4.64 | |
| Independent | Adam Kid M. Sangma | 3,886 | 16.15% | New | |
| Independent | Rupert M. Sangma | 2,874 | 11.94% | New | |
| Independent | Roger Benny A. Sangma | 1,953 | 8.12% | New | |
| Independent | Sengman R. Marak | 1,376 | 5.72% | New | |
| UDP | Utpal Arengh | 1,277 | 5.31% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 226 | 0.94% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,096 | 8.71% | 5.97 | ||
| Turnout | 24,063 | 78.75% | 1.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,558 | 18.78 | |||
| NPP gain from INC | Swing | 4.08 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Noverfield R. Marak | 4,713 | 22.88% | New | |
| Independent | Roger Benny A. Sangma | 4,148 | 20.14% | New | |
| NPP | Thomas A. Sangma | 3,817 | 18.53% | New | |
| Independent | Adam Kid M. Sangma | 3,125 | 15.17% | New | |
| Independent | Kredithson Ch. Marak | 1,375 | 6.68% | New | |
| Independent | Kismet A. Sangma | 1,161 | 5.64% | New | |
| Independent | Sengman R. Marak | 869 | 4.22% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 565 | 2.74% | |||
| Turnout | 20,596 | 80.06% | |||
| Registered electors | 25,726 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||