South Shillong Assembly constituency

South Shillong
Constituency No. 19 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateMeghalaya
DistrictEast Khasi Hills
LS constituencyShillong
Established2008
Total electors34,186[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023

South Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] 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.[3] Its current MLA is Sanbor Shullai of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Name Party
2013[4] Sanbor Shullai Nationalist Congress Party
2018[5] Bharatiya Janata Party
2023[1]

Election results

2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: South Shillong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanbor Shullai 14,213 65.74 Increase16.03
VPP Danny Langstieh 2,604 12.04 New
Independent Angela G. Rangad 1,714 7.93 New
AITC Ian Andrew Lyngdoh Nongkynrih 1,560 7.22 New
INC Venetia Pearl Mawlong 1,086 5.08 Decrease22.01
NOTA None of the Above 444 2.05
Majority 11,604 53.7 Increase31.08
Turnout 21,621 63.25 Decrease7.58
BJP hold Swing

2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: South Shillong[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanbor Shullai 11,204 49.71
INC Manas Chaudhuri 6,107 27.09
NPP Sounder Strong Cajee 3,604 15.99
NCP Vikash Gupta 1,085 4.81
NOTA None of the Above 393 1.74
Independent Moon Lyngdoh 147 0.65
Majority 5,097 22.62
Turnout 22,540 70.83
BJP gain from NCP Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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