Mawphlang | |
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Constituency No. 24 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Meghalaya |
District | East Khasi Hills |
LS constituency | Shillong |
Established | 2008 |
Total electors | 35,484 [1] |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | United Democratic Party |
Elected year | 2023 |
Mawphlang Legislative Assembly constituency 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.
Year | Member | Party | |
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2018 | Syntar Klas Sunn [3] | Independent | |
2021 [a] | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | United Democratic Party | |
2023 | Matthew Beyondstar Kurbah | United Democratic Party |
This by-election was needed due to the death of sitting MLA, Syntar Klas Sunn of Covid-19, on 10 September 2021. [4] The election, which was carried out on 30 October 2021, was won by his son, Eugeneson Lyngdoh. [5] [6] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UDP | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 13,285 | 48.71 | ||
INC | Kennedy Cornelius Khyriem | 8,884 | 32.58 | ||
NPP | Lamphrang Blah | 5,103 | 18.71 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 202 | 0.61 | ||
Majority | 4,401 | 16.13 | |||
Turnout | 27,475 | 82.74 | |||
Registered electors | 33,208 | ||||
UDP gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Syntar Klas Sunn | ||||
NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
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Turnout |