MAHENDRAGANJ
Assembly seat no. 54 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
ABDUS SALEH
INC
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1998
1,639
12.27% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPMAHENDRA MODAK
- Votes
- 3,294
- Vote share
- 24.66%
- Behind by
- 1,639
Electors
15,857
Total votes polled
13,357
Valid votes
13,357
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.2%
Full result, 1998
11 candidates · 13,357 valid votes
ABDUS SALEHINCwon
4,933
36.9%
MAHENDRA MODAKBJP
3,294
24.7%
NIDHURAM HAJONGUDP
2,029
15.2%
DHABAL CH. BARMANIND
1,219
9.1%
PREMANANDA KOCHIND
755
5.7%
P. HOMENDRA MARAKIND
458
3.4%
SRINIVAS DUBEYIND
311
2.3%
ZENITH SANGMAIND
202
1.5%
ALAUDDIN SKCPI
79
0.6%
KAZI SAMIRUL HOQUEIND
49
0.4%
SAMARENDRO SANGMAIND
28
0.2%
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.
