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Rongchugiri Assembly constituency

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Rongchugiri
Former constituency No. 47 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateMeghalaya
DistrictWest Garo Hills
Lok Sabha constituencyTura
Established1972
Abolished2008
Total electors14,736 (2008)[1]
ReservationST

Rongchugiri was one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Meghalaya a north east state of India. Rongchugiri was also part of Tura (Lok Sabha constituency). It held its last election in 2008.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
1972 Medison A. Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978 M. Reidson Momin Indian National Congress
1983 William Cecil Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1988 Sherjee M. Sangma Hill People's Union
1993 Backstar Sangma Independent politician
1998 Beckstar Sangma Indian National Congress
2003 Nationalist Congress Party
2008 James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma

Election results

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Assembly Election 2008

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2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma 5,877 41.82% Increase15.70
INC Beckster Sangma 4,439 31.59% Increase15.02
Independent Rakkan M.Sangma 1,873 13.33% New
UDP Sengnang R.Marak 819 5.83% Decrease12.59
GNC Paul B.Marak 572 4.07% New
Independent Septerwin R.Sangma 472 3.36% New
Margin of victory 1,438 10.23% Increase7.93
Turnout 14,052 95.36% Increase12.92
Registered electors 14,736 Increase0.12
NCP hold Swing Increase15.70

Assembly Election 2003

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2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Beckstar Sangma 3,170 26.12% New
Independent Chanang K Marak 2,891 23.83% New
UDP Sherjee M. Sangma 2,235 18.42% Increase11.49
INC Paul B. Marak 2,011 16.57% Decrease29.23
Independent Roynath Sangma 1,471 12.12% New
BJP Tretiarson Marak 356 2.93% Decrease0.76
Margin of victory 279 2.30% Decrease16.64
Turnout 12,134 82.44% Increase3.22
Registered electors 14,718 Increase10.33
NCP gain from INC Swing Decrease19.68

Assembly Election 1998

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1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Beckstar Sangma 4,841 45.80% Increase16.09
Independent Sherjee M. Sangma 2,839 26.86% New
Independent Benedict Marak 1,010 9.56% New
GNC William Cecil Marak 757 7.16% New
UDP Rockefeller Momin 732 6.93% New
BJP Cliford Areng 390 3.69% New
Margin of victory 2,002 18.94% Decrease18.11
Turnout 10,569 82.17% Decrease5.74
Registered electors 13,340 Increase11.19
INC gain from Independent Swing Decrease20.97

Assembly Election 1993

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1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Backstar Sangma 6,806 66.77% New
INC Sherjee H. Sangma 3,029 29.72% Increase1.63
HPU Probash Sangha 358 3.51% Decrease42.75
Margin of victory 3,777 37.05% Increase18.88
Turnout 10,193 87.42% Increase8.35
Registered electors 11,997 Increase14.33
Independent gain from HPU Swing

Assembly Election 1988

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1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HPU Sherjee M. Sangma 3,719 46.26% New
INC William Cecil Marak 2,258 28.09% Decrease7.05
Margin of victory 1,461 18.17% Increase2.18
Turnout 8,039 80.48% Increase16.10
Registered electors 10,493 Increase26.18
HPU gain from AHL Swing

Assembly Election 1983

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1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AHL William Cecil Marak 2,573 51.13% Increase20.64
INC M. Reidson Momin 1,768 35.14% Decrease2.22
HSPDP Jonathon Sangma 691 13.73% New
Margin of victory 805 16.00% Increase9.14
Turnout 5,032 63.59% Increase21.43
Registered electors 8,316 Increase9.28
AHL gain from INC Swing

Assembly Election 1978

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1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Reidson Momin 1,111 37.36% New
AHL Jackson Marak 907 30.50% Decrease23.03
Independent Levison Marak 670 22.53% New
Independent Arthur Momin 286 9.62% New
Margin of victory 204 6.86% Decrease22.36
Turnout 2,974 43.67% Increase14.35
Registered electors 7,610 Increase38.16
INC gain from AHL Swing Decrease16.17

Assembly Election 1972

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1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rongchugiri[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AHL Medison A. Sangma 729 53.52% New
Independent Arthur Momin 331 24.30% New
Independent Arobinda Sangma 302 22.17% New
Margin of victory 398 29.22%
Turnout 1,362 27.12%
Registered electors 5,508
AHL win (new seat)

See also

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References

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