LAITUMKHARAH
Assembly seat no. 17 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
M. AMPAREEN LYNGDOH
UDP
Elections held
6
1978–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 6
Margin, 2008
1,593
14.39% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INDMALCOLM B. TARIANG
- Votes
- 2,182
- Vote share
- 19.71%
- Behind by
- 1,593
Electors
14,326
Total votes polled
11,071
Valid votes
11,071
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.3%
Full result, 2008
8 candidates · 11,071 valid votes
M. AMPAREEN LYNGDOHUDPwon
3,775
34.1%
MALCOLM B. TARIANGIND
2,182
19.7%
NICKY F LYNGDOHINC
1,491
13.5%
STEVENSON BULBIN NONGDHARMDP
1,466
13.2%
JOHN G SOANESBJP
926
8.4%
PAUL HIGGINS SUTINGNCP
854
7.7%
ROMEO PHIRA RANIHSPDP
319
2.9%
HILARIUS T. LYNGDOHLJP
58
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | M. AMPAREEN LYNGDOH | UDP | 3,775 | 34.10% | MALCOLM B. TARIANG | 1,593 |
| 1998 | ROBERT GARNETT LYNGDOH | INC | 4,975 | 50.89% | MARGARET ROSE MAWLONG | 2,138 |
| 1993 | JUSTIN KHONGLAH | HPU | 3,697 | 35.69% | GEORGE M. WAR | 642 |
| 1988 | PETER G. MAREANIANG | INC | 4,313 | 55.86% | J. KHONGLAH | 1,064 |
| 1983 | JUSTINE KHONGLAH | AHL | 2,968 | 42.66% | PETER G. MARBANIANG | 569 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
