CHOKPOT
Assembly seat no. 59 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2023
SENGCHIM N. SANGMA
NPP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 11
Margin, 2023
353
1.24% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
GARONATION…NIKMAN CH. MARAK
- Votes
- 9,150
- Vote share
- 32.09%
- Behind by
- 353
Electors
32,413
Total votes polled
28,510
Valid votes
28,510
NOTA votes
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Turnout
88.0%
Full result, 2023
6 candidates · 28,510 valid votes
SENGCHIM N. SANGMANPPwon
9,503
33.3%
NIKMAN CH. MARAKGARONATIONALCOUNCIL
9,150
32.1%
LAZARUS M SANGMAAITC
5,615
19.7%
KARAK R. SANGMAINC
3,293
11.6%
NOVEMBIRTH CH. MARAKBJP
618
2.2%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
331
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SENGCHIM N. SANGMA | NPP | 9,503 | 33.33% | NIKMAN CH. MARAK | 353 |
| 2018 | LAZARUS SANGMA | INC | 8,410 | 34.51% | SECONDSON A. SANGMA | 2,051 |
| 2013 | CLIFFORD MARAK | GNC | 5,558 | 28.41% | PHILLIPOLE D. MARAK | 485 |
| 2008 | MASONSING SANGMA | NCP | 3,888 | 26.46% | CLIFFORD MARAK | 953 |
| 2003 | SHRI MASONSING M. SANGMA | NCP | 5,122 | 40.22% | SHRI CLIFFORD R. MARAK | 2,054 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
