MAWHATI
Assembly seat no. 8 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
PHINGWELL MUKTIEH
INC
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1998
696
5.02% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INDRANGKYNSAI MAKDOH
- Votes
- 3,245
- Vote share
- 23.38%
- Behind by
- 696
Electors
17,912
Total votes polled
13,877
Valid votes
13,877
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.5%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 13,877 valid votes
PHINGWELL MUKTIEHINCwon
3,941
28.4%
RANGKYNSAI MAKDOHIND
3,245
23.4%
S.R. MOKSHAUDP
3,075
22.2%
CLEMENT SHADAPHPDP
1,755
12.7%
MARTIN LYNGDOHPDM
1,603
11.6%
MARIUS NONGRUMCPI
143
1.0%
HOWARD MOKSHABJP
115
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CHARLES MARNGAR | INC | 13,273 | 37.38% | SHEMPHANG LYNGDOH | 5,244 |
| 2018 | DASAKHIATBHA LAMARE | NPEP | 6,365 | 22.46% | JULIAS KITBOK DORPHANG | 204 |
| 2013 | JULIAS KITBOK DORPHANG | IND | 8,246 | 35.70% | DONBOK KHYMDEIT | 1,159 |
| 2008 | DONBOK KHYMDEIT | UDP | 6,112 | 30.80% | PHINGWEL MUKTIEH | 387 |
| 2003 | SHRI. PHINGWELL MUKTIEH | INC | 5,021 | 35.50% | SHRI. S.R. MOKSHA | 751 |
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 MAWHATI assembly constituency in 2023?
CHARLES MARNGAR (INC) won MAWHATI in 2023, by a margin of 5,244 votes.
Which party has won MAWHATI the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has MAWHATI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1972 to 2023.
Who has won MAWHATI the most times?
S.R. MOKSHA, with 2 wins between 1983 and 1993.







