MAWTHENGKUT
Assembly seat no. 36 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 1983
H. LEDISHON NONGSIANG
HPD
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 8
Margin, 1983
249
2.83% of valid votes
Result, 1983
Runner-up
INCEBLIN J. SANGMA
- Votes
- 2,477
- Vote share
- 28.15%
- Behind by
- 249
Electors
13,278
Total votes polled
8,800
Valid votes
8,800
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
66.3%
Full result, 1983
5 candidates · 8,800 valid votes
H. LEDISHON NONGSIANGHPDwon
2,726
31.0%
EBLIN J. SANGMAINC
2,477
28.1%
MAYSALIN WARAHL
2,141
24.3%
RAISEN MAWSOIIND
1,359
15.4%
EDREN LYNGHKHOIPDC
97
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | FRANCIS PONDIT R. SANGMA | INC | 6,451 | 31.35% | K. PHLASTING WELL PANGNIANG | 2,325 |
| 2003 | SHRI FRANCIS PONDIT R. SANGMA | IND | 5,114 | 30.82% | SHRI. H.LEDISHON NONGSIANG | 860 |
| 1998 | MAYSALIN WAR | HPDP | 4,997 | 33.42% | H. LEDISHON NONGSIANG | 597 |
| 1993 | H. LEDISHON NONGSIANG | HPSD | 6,698 | 44.78% | MAYSALIN WAR | 53 |
| 1988 | MAYSALIN WAR | INC | 4,001 | 40.59% | H. LEDISHON NONGSIANG | 252 |
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 MAWTHENGKUT assembly constituency in 2008?
FRANCIS PONDIT R. SANGMA (INC) won MAWTHENGKUT in 2008, by a margin of 2,325 votes.
Which party has won MAWTHENGKUT the most times?
INC, with 2 of the 8 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has MAWTHENGKUT gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1972 to 2008.
Who has won MAWTHENGKUT the most times?
MAYSALIN WAR, with 2 wins between 1988 and 1998.
