South Shillong Assembly Constituency
South Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. It is part of East Khasi Hills district. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency and comprises Wards 22 to 27 of the Shillong Municipal Corporation as well as Shillong Cantonment. Its current MLA is Sanbor Shullai of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sanbor Shullai | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 14,213 | 67.12% |  18.23
| |
| VPP | Danny Langstieh | 2,604 | 12.30% | New | |
| Independent | Angela G. Rangad | 1,714 | 8.09% | New | |
| AITC | Ian Andrew Lyngdoh Nongkynrih | 1,560 | 7.37% | New | |
| INC | Venetia Pearl Mawlong | 1,086 | 5.13% |  21.52
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 444 | 2.10% | 0.38
| |
| Margin of victory | 11,609 | 54.82% | 32.58
| ||
| Turnout | 21,177 | 61.95% | 10.08
| ||
| Registered electors | 34,186 | 7.43
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 18.23
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanbor Shullai | 11,204 | 48.88% | 35.52
| |
| INC | Manas Chaudhuri | 6,107 | 26.64% | 2.26
| |
| NPP | Sounder Strong Cajee | 3,604 | 15.72% | 14.38
| |
| NCP | Vikash Gupta | 1,085 | 4.73% | 29.65
| |
| Independent | Moon Lyngdoh | 147 | 0.64% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 393 | 1.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,097 | 22.24% | 16.75
| ||
| Turnout | 22,921 | 72.03% | 3.32
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,822 | 14.85
| |||
| BJP gain from NCP | Swing | 14.50
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Sanbor Shullai | 7,179 | 34.38% | New | |
| INC | Manas Chaudhuri | 6,034 | 28.90% | New | |
| Independent | Sounder Strong Cajee | 3,151 | 15.09% | New | |
| BJP | Augustine Lakiang | 2,789 | 13.36% | New | |
| UDP | Edward L. Kharwanlang | 1,316 | 6.30% | New | |
| NPP | Mehboob K. Lyngdoh | 281 | 1.35% | New | |
| SP | Binod Kumar Joshi | 129 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,145 | 5.48% | |||
| Turnout | 20,879 | 75.35% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,708 | ||||
| NCP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
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.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 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.