JOWAI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2018
WAILADMIKI SHYLLA
NPEP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2018
1,303
4.23% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
UDPMOONLIGHT PARIAT
- Votes
- 9,354
- Vote share
- 30.36%
- Behind by
- 1,303
Electors
34,605
Total votes polled
30,806
Valid votes
30,806
NOTA votes
141
0.46% of votes polled
Turnout
89.0%
Full result, 2018
5 candidates · 30,806 valid votes
WAILADMIKI SHYLLANPEPwon
10,657
34.6%
MOONLIGHT PARIATUDP
9,354
30.4%
AWHAI ANDREW SHULLAIINC
8,863
28.8%
MARKI MULIEHBJP
1,702
5.5%
BANRILANG JUNGAIAAAP
89
0.3%
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.
