MAWKYRWAT
Assembly seat no. 36 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
B. BIRES NONGSIEJ
UDP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1998
174
1.23% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCROWELL LYNGDOH
- Votes
- 4,074
- Vote share
- 28.87%
- Behind by
- 174
Electors
17,777
Total votes polled
14,110
Valid votes
14,110
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.4%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 14,110 valid votes
B. BIRES NONGSIEJUDPwon
4,248
30.1%
ROWELL LYNGDOHINC
4,074
28.9%
BRESTERWELL NONGSIEJHPDP
3,919
27.8%
BIB EDWIN WANNIANGIND
1,770
12.5%
NIMTON LYNGDOHCPI
99
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | RENIKTON LYNGDOH TONGKHAR | UNITEDDEMO… | 10,678 | 31.13% | CARNES SOHSHANG | 1,272 |
| 2018 | RENIKTON LYNGDOH TONGKHAR | HSPDP | 6,777 | 26.00% | CARNES SOHSHANG | 458 |
| 2013 | ROWELL LYNGDOH | INC | 6,024 | 26.13% | HADRIAN LYNGDOH | 974 |
| 2008 | ROWELL LYNGDOH | INC | 5,838 | 32.03% | ENBIN K. RASWAI | 1,328 |
| 2003 | SHRI. B.BIRES NONGSIEJ | UDP | 4,903 | 31.24% | SHRI. ROWELL LYNGDOH | 1,293 |
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 MAWKYRWAT assembly constituency in 2023?
RENIKTON LYNGDOH TONGKHAR (UNITEDDEMOCRATICPARTY) won MAWKYRWAT in 2023, by a margin of 1,272 votes.
Which party has won MAWKYRWAT the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has MAWKYRWAT gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1972 to 2023.
Who has won MAWKYRWAT the most times?
ROWELL LYNGDOH, with 6 wins between 1972 and 2013.
