MAHENDRAGANJ
Assembly seat no. 54 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2023
SANJAY A. SANGMA
NPP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2023
1,718
5.23% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
AITCDIKKANCHI D SHIRA
- Votes
- 11,842
- Vote share
- 36.03%
- Behind by
- 1,718
Electors
36,937
Total votes polled
32,870
Valid votes
32,870
NOTA votes
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Turnout
89.0%
Full result, 2023
7 candidates · 32,870 valid votes
SANJAY A. SANGMANPPwon
13,560
41.3%
DIKKANCHI D SHIRAAITC
11,842
36.0%
TINGKU N MARAKBJP
6,701
20.4%
SAYEEDULLAH NONGRUMINC
331
1.0%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
173
0.5%
ADITYA HAJONGIND
163
0.5%
SERAZUL H KHARKONGORIND
100
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SANJAY A. SANGMA | NPP | 13,560 | 41.25% | DIKKANCHI D SHIRA | 1,718 |
| 2018 | DIKKANCHI D. SHIRA | INC | 14,292 | 50.30% | PREMANANDA KOCH | 8,085 |
| 2013 | DIKKANCHI D. SHIRA | INC | 11,580 | 50.16% | NIMARSON MOMIN | 6,859 |
| 2008 | ABDUS SALEH | INC | 7,017 | 43.32% | NIDHU RAM HAJONG | 874 |
| 2003 | SHRI NIDHU RAM HAJONG | NCP | 6,479 | 44.07% | SHRI ABDUS SALEH | 1,699 |
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 MAHENDRAGANJ assembly constituency in 2023?
SANJAY A. SANGMA (NPP) won MAHENDRAGANJ in 2023, by a margin of 1,718 votes.
Which party has won MAHENDRAGANJ the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has MAHENDRAGANJ gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1972 to 2023.
Who has won MAHENDRAGANJ the most times?
DIKKANCHI D. SHIRA, with 2 wins between 2013 and 2018.
