DADENGGIRI
Assembly seat no. 46 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
AUGUSTINE D.MARAK
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 7
Margin, 2008
1,225
5.73% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
NCPEDMUND K.SANGMA
- Votes
- 7,176
- Vote share
- 33.58%
- Behind by
- 1,225
Electors
23,247
Total votes polled
21,367
Valid votes
21,367
NOTA votes
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Turnout
91.9%
Full result, 2008
9 candidates · 21,367 valid votes
AUGUSTINE D.MARAKINCwon
8,401
39.3%
EDMUND K.SANGMANCP
7,176
33.6%
PEJUSH R.MARAKIND
1,878
8.8%
DAVID CH.MARAKIND
1,610
7.5%
JOSASBURDIN A.SANGMAIND
745
3.5%
HAPINE M.MARAKIND
676
3.2%
SENGBAN R.SANGMAIND
444
2.1%
TANGSENG R.MARAKUDP
247
1.2%
JONA MARAKIND
190
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AUGUSTINE D.MARAK | INC | 8,401 | 39.32% | EDMUND K.SANGMA | 1,225 |
| 2003 | SHRI EDMUND K SANGMA | NCP | 7,948 | 43.26% | SHRI AUGUSTINE MARAK | 323 |
| 1998 | AUGUSTINE MARAK | IND | 7,871 | 49.03% | EDMUND K. SANGMA | 1,041 |
| 1993 | AUGUSTINE MARAK | IND | 4,399 | 29.81% | NORWIN B. SANGMA | 45 |
| 1988 | NORWIN B. SANGMA | INC | 3,586 | 34.74% | DENISON SANGMA | 1,435 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DADENGGIRI assembly constituency in 2008?
AUGUSTINE D.MARAK (INC) won DADENGGIRI in 2008, by a margin of 1,225 votes.
Which party has won DADENGGIRI the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 7 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has DADENGGIRI gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1978 to 2008.
Who has won DADENGGIRI the most times?
AUGUSTINE MARAK, with 2 wins between 1993 and 1998.
