Mahendraganj Assembly Constituency
Mahendraganj is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.
It is part of South West Garo Hills district and it shares its international border with Bangladesh.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Lokhindor Hajong | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | Dhabal Ch. Barman | Hill People's Union | |
| 1993 | Lokhindor Hajong | Meghalaya Progressive People's Party | |
| 1998 | Abdus Saleh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2003 | Nidhu Ram Hajong | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2008 | Abdus Saleh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Dikkanchi D. Shira | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Sanjay A. Sangma | National People's Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Sanjay Sangma | 13,560 | 41.47% |  24.35
| |
| AITC | Dikkanchi D Shira | 11,842 | 36.22% | New | |
| BJP | Tingku N Marak | 6,701 | 20.49% |  1.20
| |
| INC | Sayeedullah Nongrum | 331 | 1.01% | 48.93
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,718 | 5.25% | 23.00
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| Turnout | 32,697 | 89.31% | 2.55
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| Registered electors | 36,609 | 17.53
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| NPP gain from INC | Swing | 8.47
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dikkanchi D Shira | 14,292 | 49.95% | 0.21
| |
| BJP | Premananda Koch | 6,207 | 21.69% | New | |
| NPP | Sanjay Sangma | 4,899 | 17.12% | 11.29
| |
| UDP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 1,572 | 5.49% | 14.96
| |
| Independent | Roberth S Sangma | 991 | 3.46% | New | |
| GNC | Mafiara T. Sangma | 168 | 0.59% | New | |
| Independent | Dhabal Ch Barman | 127 | 0.44% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 155 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,085 | 28.25% | 1.46
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| Turnout | 28,615 | 91.86% | 0.96
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| Registered electors | 31,149 | 22.65
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| INC hold | Swing | 0.21
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dikkanchi D Shira | 11,580 | 50.16% | 6.84
| |
| UDP | Nimarson Momin | 4,721 | 20.45% | 17.82
| |
| SP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 4,712 | 20.41% | New | |
| NPP | Semford B. Sangma | 1,346 | 5.83% | New | |
| Independent | Silme Ch. Marak | 298 | 1.29% | New | |
| NCP | Mafiara T. Sangma | 220 | 0.95% | 6.46
| |
| Independent | Ismail Agitok Sangma | 209 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,859 | 29.71% | 24.32
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| Turnout | 23,086 | 90.90% | 0.68
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| Registered electors | 25,397 | 43.58
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| INC hold | Swing | 6.84
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdus Saleh | 7,017 | 43.32% | 41.96
| |
| Independent | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 6,143 | 37.92% | New | |
| NCP | Sahidur Rahman | 1,201 | 7.41% | 36.66
| |
| BJP | Utpal Kumar Koch | 846 | 5.22% | 6.63
| |
| MDP | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 449 | 2.77% | 1.30
| |
| UDP | Piyali Phukan Hajong | 426 | 2.63% | New | |
| CPI | Sriniwas Dubey | 117 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 874 | 5.40% | 6.16
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| Turnout | 16,199 | 91.58% | 8.86
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| Registered electors | 17,689 | 0.47
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| INC gain from NCP | Swing | 0.75
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 6,479 | 44.07% | New | |
| Independent | Abdus Saleh | 4,780 | 32.51% | New | |
| BJP | Ramesh Ch. Barman | 1,742 | 11.85% | 12.81
| |
| Independent | Golam Mostafa | 903 | 6.14% | New | |
| MDP | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 598 | 4.07% | New | |
| INC | Mukul Das | 199 | 1.35% | 35.58
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,699 | 11.56% | 0.71
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| Turnout | 14,701 | 82.74% | 1.52
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| Registered electors | 17,773 | 12.08
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| NCP gain from INC | Swing | 7.14
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdus Saleh | 4,933 | 36.93% | 15.75
| |
| BJP | Mahendra Modak | 3,294 | 24.66% | New | |
| UDP | Nidhu Ram Hajong | 2,029 | 15.19% | New | |
| Independent | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 1,219 | 9.13% | New | |
| Independent | Premananda Koch | 755 | 5.65% | New | |
| Independent | P. Homendra Marak | 458 | 3.43% | New | |
| Independent | Srinivas Dubey | 311 | 2.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,639 | 12.27% | 9.84
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| Turnout | 13,357 | 86.62% | 3.70
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| Registered electors | 15,857 | 12.29
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| INC gain from MPPP | Swing | 13.32
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPPP | Lok Kindor Hajong | 2,932 | 23.61% | New | |
| INC | Dhabal Chandra Barman | 2,630 | 21.18% | 19.75
| |
| Independent | P. Homendra Marak | 2,409 | 19.40% | New | |
| HPU | Golam Medihi | 2,282 | 18.38% | 36.24
| |
| Independent | Abdul Hussain Sarkar | 1,984 | 15.98% | New | |
| CPI | Alaudin Sheikh | 106 | 0.85% | 2.13
| |
| Independent | Giridhari Barman | 75 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 302 | 2.43% | 11.26
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| Turnout | 12,418 | 89.21% | 2.06
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| Registered electors | 14,122 | 19.16
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| MPPP gain from HPU | Swing | 31.00
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Assembly Election 1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPU | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 5,558 | 54.61% | New | |
| INC | Harakanta Barman | 4,165 | 40.93% | 0.57
| |
| CPI | Alaudin Sheikh | 304 | 2.99% | New | |
| Independent | Asraf Ali | 59 | 0.58% | New | |
| Independent | Jithen Sangma | 16 | 0.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,393 | 13.69% | 5.19
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| Turnout | 10,177 | 87.45% | 3.05
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| Registered electors | 11,851 | 21.16
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| HPU gain from INC | Swing | 14.26
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lokhindor Hajong | 3,269 | 40.35% | 25.65
| |
| Independent | Shamsul Haque | 2,581 | 31.86% | New | |
| AHL | Dhabal Ch. Barman | 2,208 | 27.26% | New | |
| HSPDP | Jithen Sangma | 43 | 0.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 688 | 8.49% | 27.75
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| Turnout | 8,101 | 84.89% | 0.09
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| Registered electors | 9,781 | 3.55
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| INC hold | Swing | 25.65
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Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manik Chandra Das | 5,158 | 66.00% | 34.39
| |
| Independent | Shamsul Haque | 2,326 | 29.76% | New | |
| Independent | Bindo Barman | 155 | 1.98% | New | |
| Independent | Jithen Sangma | 95 | 1.22% | New | |
| Independent | Dr. Romendra Ch. Das | 81 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,832 | 36.24% | 23.50
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| Turnout | 7,815 | 85.15% | 17.59
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| Registered electors | 9,446 | 35.62
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| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 21.65
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shamsul Haque | 2,012 | 44.35% | New | |
| INC | Khelaram Barman | 1,434 | 31.61% | New | |
| Independent | Manik Chandra Das | 548 | 12.08% | New | |
| Independent | Baikuntha Nath Roy | 543 | 11.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 578 | 12.74% | |||
| Turnout | 4,537 | 69.72% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,965 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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