JIRANG
Assembly seat no. 10 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
SOSTHENES SOHTUN
NPEP
Elections held
10
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2018
220
0.73% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCWITNESS DAY SANCLEY
- Votes
- 9,217
- Vote share
- 30.53%
- Behind by
- 220
Electors
35,891
Total votes polled
30,193
Valid votes
30,193
NOTA votes
475
1.57% of votes polled
Turnout
84.1%
Full result, 2018
6 candidates · 30,193 valid votes
SOSTHENES SOHTUNNPEPwon
9,437
31.3%
WITNESS DAY SANCLEYINC
9,217
30.5%
LAMBOKLANG MYLLIEMPDF
6,351
21.0%
BADHOK NONGMALIEHBJP
4,152
13.8%
COMFORT DOLOIIND
346
1.1%
BITY JYRWANCP
215
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SOSTHENES SOHTUN | NPP | 12,690 | 36.41% | ADRIAN LAMBERT MYLLIEM | 1,623 |
| 2018 | SOSTHENES SOHTUN | NPEP | 9,437 | 31.26% | WITNESS DAY SANCLEY | 220 |
| 2013 | LAMBOKLANG MYLLIEM | NESDP | 10,336 | 41.76% | BARNABAS NONGBAH | 2,496 |
| 2008 | J. DRINGWELL RYMBAI | UDP | 5,830 | 26.85% | WILLIAM MYNSONG | 1,480 |
| 2003 | SHRI. J.DRINGWEL RYMBAI | INC | 3,888 | 27.89% | SHRI. ARTIST RANEE | 1,201 |
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 JIRANG assembly constituency in 2023?
SOSTHENES SOHTUN (NPP) won JIRANG in 2023, by a margin of 1,623 votes.
Which party has won JIRANG the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has JIRANG gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won JIRANG the most times?
SOSTHENES SOHTUN, with 2 wins between 2018 and 2023.
