MAWKHAR
Assembly seat no. 20 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 1993
ROSHAN WARJRI
HPU
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
AHL
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1993
572
8.24% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
INCFRIDAY LYNGDOH
- Votes
- 2,834
- Vote share
- 40.81%
- Behind by
- 572
Electors
10,202
Total votes polled
6,944
Valid votes
6,944
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.1%
Full result, 1993
3 candidates · 6,944 valid votes
ROSHAN WARJRIHPUwon
3,406
49.0%
FRIDAY LYNGDOHINC
2,834
40.8%
H. ROBIN KURBAHBJP
704
10.1%
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.
