LAITUMKHARAH
Assembly seat no. 17 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1978.
Winner, 1993
JUSTIN KHONGLAH
HPU
Elections held
6
1978–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 6
Margin, 1993
642
6.20% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
INCGEORGE M. WAR
- Votes
- 3,055
- Vote share
- 29.49%
- Behind by
- 642
Electors
16,857
Total votes polled
10,359
Valid votes
10,359
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.5%
Full result, 1993
7 candidates · 10,359 valid votes
JUSTIN KHONGLAHHPUwon
3,697
35.7%
GEORGE M. WARINC
3,055
29.5%
STEPHAN MINAHLCAM
1,834
17.7%
IVORYNA SHYLLABJP
1,352
13.1%
RAYMOND RANEEIND
226
2.2%
L.M.M. KHARPURIIND
172
1.7%
MICHEAL KHARSHINGIND
23
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the LAITUMKHARAH assembly constituency in 2008?
M. AMPAREEN LYNGDOH (UDP) won LAITUMKHARAH in 2008, by a margin of 1,593 votes.
Which party has won LAITUMKHARAH the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 6 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has LAITUMKHARAH gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1978 to 2008.
Who has won LAITUMKHARAH the most times?
M. AMPAREEN LYNGDOH, with 1 win between 2008 and 2008.
