West Shillong Assembly constituency

West Shillong
Constituency No. 18 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
LS constituency	Shillong
Established	2008
Total electors	27,329[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Paul Lyngdoh
Party	United Democratic Party
Elected year	2023

West 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[3] and its current MLA is Paul Lyngdoh of United Democratic Party.[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2013	Paul Lyngdoh		United Democratic Party
2018	Mohendro Rapsang		Indian National Congress
2023	Paul Lyngdoh		United Democratic Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : West Shillong[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Paul Lyngdoh	7,917	42.60%	0.19
	NPP	Mohendro Rapsang	4,432	23.85%	22.92
	BJP	Ernest Mawrie	3,771	20.29%	New
	VPP	Raja Jyrwa	1,859	10.00%	New
	INC	Bethleen Dkhar	417	2.24%	50.30
	AITC	Iwan Maria	187	1.01%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	204	1.10%	0.07
Margin of victory			3,485	18.75%	8.62
Turnout			18,583	68.00%	7.94
Registered electors			27,329		6.00
	UDP gain from INC		Swing	9.95

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : West Shillong[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohendro Rapsang	10,288	52.55%	4.62
	UDP	Paul Lyngdoh	8,304	42.41%	8.12
	Independent	Donaldson Shanpru	189	0.97%	New
	NPP	Havergail Edwina Bareh	182	0.93%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	201	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			1,984	10.13%	7.53
Turnout			19,578	75.94%	3.24
Registered electors			25,782		10.53
	INC gain from UDP		Swing	2.01

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election : West Shillong[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Paul Lyngdoh	9,333	50.54%	New
	INC	Mohendro Rapsang	8,852	47.93%	New
	Independent	Donaldson Shanpru	283	1.53%	New
Margin of victory			481	2.60%
Turnout			18,468	79.17%
Registered electors			23,326
	UDP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
• East Khasi Hills district

References

1. "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. "West Shillong (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
4. "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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.

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