MAWKHAR
Assembly seat no. 20 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 1983
KORBAR SINGH
AHL
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
AHL
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1983
276
5.05% of valid votes
Result, 1983
Runner-up
INCW. HUMPHREY DOLLY SYNGKON
- Votes
- 1,496
- Vote share
- 27.40%
- Behind by
- 276
Electors
8,664
Total votes polled
5,460
Valid votes
5,460
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.0%
Full result, 1983
8 candidates · 5,460 valid votes
KORBAR SINGHAHLwon
1,772
32.5%
W. HUMPHREY DOLLY SYNGKONINC
1,496
27.4%
E. SHERSINGH JYRWAIND
1,146
21.0%
HARDINGE L. MASSARHPD
352
6.5%
NEVILLE RUFUS LAITPHLANGIND
332
6.1%
POLLINGTON PYRTUHIND
253
4.6%
DALINGTON DYMPEPCPI
97
1.8%
HARI NARAYAN CHOWKHNAIIND
12
0.2%
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.
