MAWPREM
Assembly seat no. 21 in Meghalaya · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 1993
DHURBA NATH JOSHI
INC
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 8
Margin, 1993
499
5.16% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
BJPH. AIONTIS KHARPHULI
- Votes
- 2,563
- Vote share
- 26.52%
- Behind by
- 499
Electors
14,971
Total votes polled
9,666
Valid votes
9,666
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.6%
Full result, 1993
9 candidates · 9,666 valid votes
DHURBA NATH JOSHIINCwon
3,062
31.7%
H. AIONTIS KHARPHULIBJP
2,563
26.5%
BIR. BAHADUR CHETTRIIND
1,944
20.1%
HUMBOY SHULLAIIND
1,223
12.7%
K.M. WARJRIHPSD
566
5.9%
TANLIHOK THAMIND
141
1.5%
HEREFORD S. SAWIANMPP
94
1.0%
JUSNA KURBEHIND
57
0.6%
P.K. SHARMAIND
16
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MANAS CHAUDHURI | IND | 7,833 | 52.19% | BINOD KR JOSHI | 2,678 |
| 2003 | SHRI. ARDHENDU CHOUDHURI | NCP | 3,979 | 38.20% | SHRI. DHRUBANATH JOSHI | 1,157 |
| 1998 | DHRUBANATH JOSHI | INC | 5,943 | 55.86% | H. AIONTIS ROY KHARPHULI | 1,789 |
| 1993 | DHURBA NATH JOSHI | INC | 3,062 | 31.68% | H. AIONTIS KHARPHULI | 499 |
| 1988 | D.N.JOSHI | INC | 4,119 | 58.05% | HEREFORD S. SAWIAN | 1,566 |
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 MAWPREM assembly constituency in 2008?
MANAS CHAUDHURI (IND) won MAWPREM in 2008, by a margin of 2,678 votes.
Which party has won MAWPREM the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 8 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has MAWPREM gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1972 to 2008.
Who has won MAWPREM the most times?
DHRUBANATH JOSHI, with 2 wins between 1978 and 1998.
