DALU
Assembly seat no. 57 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
NITYANARAYAN SIMCHANG
BJP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1998
300
2.83% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCARCHIBOLD SANGMA
- Votes
- 3,615
- Vote share
- 34.14%
- Behind by
- 300
Electors
14,347
Total votes polled
10,589
Valid votes
10,589
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.8%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 10,589 valid votes
NITYANARAYAN SIMCHANGBJPwon
3,915
37.0%
ARCHIBOLD SANGMAINC
3,615
34.1%
TAPSENG SANGMAIND
2,416
22.8%
MOUNTBATTEN SANGMAIND
330
3.1%
ANTHONY MARAKGNC
244
2.3%
PITERLAWFORD MARAKUDP
69
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BRENING A. SANGMA | NPP | 5,834 | 30.80% | AKKI A SANGMA | 527 |
| 2018 | BRENING A. SANGMA | NPEP | 4,092 | 25.11% | KENETHSON SANGMA | 784 |
| 2013 | KENETHSON R. SANGMA | INC | 3,363 | 23.52% | BRENING A SANGMA | 478 |
| 2008 | SAMUEL SANGMA | INC | 4,886 | 35.54% | NITYA NARAYAN SIMCHANG | 280 |
| 2003 | SHRI SAMUEL SANGMA | NCP | 3,760 | 34.00% | SHRI NITYANARAYAN SIMCHANG | 268 |
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 DALU assembly constituency in 2023?
BRENING A. SANGMA (NPP) won DALU in 2023, by a margin of 527 votes.
Which party has won DALU the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has DALU gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1972 to 2023.
Who has won DALU the most times?
BRENING A. SANGMA, with 2 wins between 2018 and 2023.
