NONGSPUNG
Assembly seat no. 13 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
JOHN ANTHONY LYGDOH
UDP
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
UDP
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1998
1,236
7.72% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCS. LONIAK MARBANIANG
- Votes
- 4,892
- Vote share
- 30.54%
- Behind by
- 1,236
Electors
21,054
Total votes polled
16,016
Valid votes
16,016
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.1%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 16,016 valid votes
JOHN ANTHONY LYGDOHUDPwon
6,128
38.3%
S. LONIAK MARBANIANGINC
4,892
30.5%
WINSTONE SYIEMIONGHPDP
4,699
29.3%
JIED KHARBTENGCPI
211
1.3%
MICHAEL WARJRIBJP
86
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | J. ANTONIUS LYNGDOH | UDP | 7,896 | 41.79% | KENNEDY CORNELIUS KHYRIEM | 747 |
| 2003 | SHRI. JOHN ANTHONY LYNGDOH | UDP | 7,037 | 43.92% | SHRI. S. LONIAK MARBANIANG | 2,100 |
| 1998 | JOHN ANTHONY LYGDOH | UDP | 6,128 | 38.26% | S. LONIAK MARBANIANG | 1,236 |
| 1993 | S. LONIAK MARBANIANG | HPSD | 5,706 | 37.18% | JOHN. ANTHONY LYNGDOH | 1,632 |
| 1988 | S. LONIAK MARBANIANG | HPD | 4,119 | 35.76% | WINSTONE SYIEMIONG | 219 |
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 NONGSPUNG assembly constituency in 2008?
J. ANTONIUS LYNGDOH (UDP) won NONGSPUNG in 2008, by a margin of 747 votes.
Which party has won NONGSPUNG the most times?
UDP, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has NONGSPUNG gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1972 to 2008.
Who has won NONGSPUNG the most times?
S. LONIAK MARBANIANG, with 2 wins between 1988 and 1993.
