Rongara Siju Assembly constituency

Rongara Siju
Constituency No. 58 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	South Garo Hills
LS constituency	Tura
Established	2008
Total electors	34,468
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rakkam Sangma
Party	National People's Party
Elected year	2023

Rongara Siju is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[1] The constituency was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies, 2008.[2] It had its first election in 2013. It is part of South Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
2013	Rophul S. Marak[3]		Independent
2018	Rakkam Sangma		National People's Party
2023[4]

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : Rongara Siju[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Rakkam A. Sangma	11,569	39.49%	7.81
	INC	Rophul S Marak	8,311	28.37%	4.64
	AITC	Dr Rajesh M Marak	7,938	27.10%	25.38
	BJP	Calis G Momin	1,279	4.37%	New
	UDP	Teseng A Sangma	197	0.67%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	137	0.47%	1.17
Margin of victory			3,258	11.12%	6.79
Turnout			29,294	84.99%	1.77
Registered electors			34,468		16.86
	NPP hold		Swing	7.81

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : Rongara Siju[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Rakkam A. Sangma	8,108	31.69%	17.14
	Independent	Rophul S Marak	7,000	27.36%	New
	INC	Francis Pondit R. Sangma	6,073	23.73%	0.20
	GNC	Augustine R. Marak	3,387	13.24%	New
	AITC	Rangrick R. Sangma	440	1.72%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	418	1.63%	New
Margin of victory			1,108	4.33%	1.06
Turnout			25,589	86.75%	1.24
Registered electors			29,496		29.37
	NPP gain from Independent		Swing	4.48

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : Rongara Siju[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rophul S Marak	5,458	27.21%	New
	INC	Francis Pondit R. Sangma	4,802	23.94%	New
	Independent	Rakkam A. Sangma	3,494	17.42%	New
	NPP	Satto R. Marak	2,917	14.54%	New
	Independent	Ajithson G. Momin	1,516	7.56%	New
	Independent	Albinush R. Marak	1,244	6.20%	New
	Independent	Mahamsing M. Sangma	630	3.14%	New
Margin of victory			656	3.27%
Turnout			20,061	87.99%
Registered electors			22,799
	Independent win (new seat)

Flora and Fauna

Cyrtodactylus karsticolus was discovered at the outskirts of the area, on National Highway 217.[8]

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• South Garo Hills district

References

1. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
4. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Cyrtodactylus karsticolus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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