MAWKHAR
Assembly seat no. 20 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 2008
DR FRIDAY LYNGDOH
INC
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
AHL
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2008
577
9.26% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
UDPGANOLD STONE MASSAR
- Votes
- 1,836
- Vote share
- 29.47%
- Behind by
- 577
Electors
7,799
Total votes polled
6,231
Valid votes
6,231
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.9%
Full result, 2008
5 candidates · 6,231 valid votes
DR FRIDAY LYNGDOHINCwon
2,413
38.7%
GANOLD STONE MASSARUDP
1,836
29.5%
GLENBERT LAWRENCE KHONGWIRKHNAM
1,138
18.3%
W. LASLARTON LYNGDOHBJP
468
7.5%
PRADEEP G JYRWANCP
376
6.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | DR FRIDAY LYNGDOH | INC | 2,413 | 38.73% | GANOLD STONE MASSAR | 577 |
| 2003 | SHRI. FRIDAY LYNGDOH | INC | 3,568 | 59.04% | SHRI. JAMES MARVIN PARIAT | 2,418 |
| 1998 | ROSHAN WARJRI | UDP | 3,228 | 50.27% | FRIDAY LYNGDOH | 82 |
| 1993 | ROSHAN WARJRI | HPU | 3,406 | 49.05% | FRIDAY LYNGDOH | 572 |
| 1988 | KORBAR SINGH | HPU | 3,338 | 54.16% | W.H.D. SYNGKON | 513 |
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 MAWKHAR assembly constituency in 2008?
DR FRIDAY LYNGDOH (INC) won MAWKHAR in 2008, by a margin of 577 votes.
Which party has won MAWKHAR the most times?
AHL, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has MAWKHAR gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1972 to 2008.
Who has won MAWKHAR the most times?
ROSHAN WARJRI, with 2 wins between 1993 and 1998.
