MAHENDRAGANJ
Assembly seat no. 54 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2018
DIKKANCHI D. SHIRA
INC
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2018
8,085
28.46% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPPREMANANDA KOCH
- Votes
- 6,207
- Vote share
- 21.85%
- Behind by
- 8,085
Electors
31,022
Total votes polled
28,411
Valid votes
28,411
NOTA votes
155
0.55% of votes polled
Turnout
91.6%
Full result, 2018
7 candidates · 28,411 valid votes
DIKKANCHI D. SHIRAINCwon
14,292
50.3%
PREMANANDA KOCHBJP
6,207
21.9%
SANJAY A SANGMANPEP
4,899
17.2%
NIDHU RAM HAJONGUDP
1,572
5.5%
ROBERTH S SANGMAIND
991
3.5%
MAFIARA T SANGMAGNC
168
0.6%
DHABAL CH BARMANIND
127
0.5%
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.
