Khliehriat Assembly Constituency
Khliehriat is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. It is part of East Jaintia Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency and its current MLA is Kyrmen Shylla of United Democratic Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The list of MLAs are given below –
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Justine Dkhar | Independent politician | |
| 2018 | Kyrmen Shylla | United Democratic Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDP | Kyrmen Shylla | 23,514 | 55.09% |  2.89
| |
| NPP | Nehlang Lyngdoh | 17,908 | 41.96% |  37.08
| |
| VPP | Damewanhi L Rymbai | 861 | 2.02% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 115 | 0.27% | 0.07
| |
| Margin of victory | 5,606 | 13.13% | 10.25
| ||
| Turnout | 42,680 | 90.92% | 0.89
| ||
| Registered electors | 46,944 | 23.20
| |||
| UDP hold | Swing | 2.89
|
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDP | Kyrmen Shylla | 20,285 | 57.98% | 48.14
| |
| BJP | Justine Dkhar | 12,104 | 34.60% | New | |
| NPP | Violet Lyngdoh | 1,707 | 4.88% | New | |
| INC | T. S. Diolinda Dkhar | 150 | 0.43% | 22.50
| |
| Independent | First Bornson Nongtdu | 123 | 0.35% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 120 | 0.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,181 | 23.38% | 17.87
| ||
| Turnout | 34,984 | 91.81% | 2.61
| ||
| Registered electors | 38,105 | 21.07
| |||
| UDP gain from Independent | Swing | 21.62
|
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Justine Dkhar | 10,807 | 36.37% | New | |
| Independent | Finelynes Bareh | 9,169 | 30.85% | New | |
| INC | Amos Dkhar | 6,815 | 22.93% | New | |
| UDP | Obil Kyndait | 2,926 | 9.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,638 | 5.51% | |||
| Turnout | 29,717 | 94.42% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,473 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- Khliehriat
- East Jaintia Hills district
- Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Khliehriat (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 – Meghalaya – Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Vidhna Sabha Trends & Result MArch - 2023". results.eci.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Form 20 - Polling Station Wise Result Sheet of General Election 2018 to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Election Commission of India- State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.