JOWAI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
SINGH MULIEH
UDP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1998
212
1.22% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO
- Votes
- 8,563
- Vote share
- 49.39%
- Behind by
- 212
Electors
21,363
Total votes polled
17,338
Valid votes
17,338
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.2%
Full result, 1998
2 candidates · 17,338 valid votes
SINGH MULIEHUDPwon
8,775
50.6%
ROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOOINC
8,563
49.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | WAILADMIKI SHYLLA | NPP | 14,079 | 38.35% | AWHAI ANDREW SHULLAI | 2,667 |
| 2018 | WAILADMIKI SHYLLA | NPEP | 10,657 | 34.59% | MOONLIGHT PARIAT | 1,303 |
| 2013 | ROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO | INC | 9,496 | 37.16% | MOONLIGHT PARIAT | 679 |
| 2008 | ROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO | INC | 7,712 | 40.15% | SINGH MULIEH | 593 |
| 2003 | SHRI. SINGH MULIEH | UDP | 8,967 | 49.36% | DR. ROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO | 661 |
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 JOWAI assembly constituency in 2023?
WAILADMIKI SHYLLA (NPP) won JOWAI in 2023, by a margin of 2,667 votes.
Which party has won JOWAI the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has JOWAI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1972 to 2023.
Who has won JOWAI the most times?
ROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO, with 4 wins between 1988 and 2013.
