MAWKYRWAT
Assembly seat no. 36 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2018
RENIKTON LYNGDOH TONGKHAR
HSPDP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2018
458
1.76% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCCARNES SOHSHANG
- Votes
- 6,319
- Vote share
- 24.24%
- Behind by
- 458
Electors
30,552
Total votes polled
26,069
Valid votes
26,069
NOTA votes
97
0.37% of votes polled
Turnout
85.3%
Full result, 2018
8 candidates · 26,069 valid votes
RENIKTON LYNGDOH TONGKHARHSPDPwon
6,777
26.0%
CARNES SOHSHANGINC
6,319
24.2%
ROWELL LYNGDOHNPEP
4,038
15.5%
HADRIAN LYNGDOHPDF
4,009
15.4%
ENBIN KHARRASWAIKHNAM
3,613
13.9%
POLANDING SOHPHOHBJP
680
2.6%
DR. BESTONDAR C. LYNGDOHIND
470
1.8%
DAROSSING RAMSIEJNCP
66
0.3%
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.
