RONGCHUGIRI
Assembly seat no. 47 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
JAMES PANGSANG KONGKAL SANGMA
NCP
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
NCP
won 2 of 7
Margin, 2008
1,438
10.23% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INCBECKSTER SANGMA
- Votes
- 4,439
- Vote share
- 31.59%
- Behind by
- 1,438
Electors
14,736
Total votes polled
14,052
Valid votes
14,052
NOTA votes
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Turnout
95.4%
Full result, 2008
6 candidates · 14,052 valid votes
JAMES PANGSANG KONGKAL SANGMANCPwon
5,877
41.8%
BECKSTER SANGMAINC
4,439
31.6%
RAKKAN M.SANGMAIND
1,873
13.3%
SENGNANG R.MARAKUDP
819
5.8%
PAUL B.MARAKGNC
572
4.1%
SEPTERWIN R.SANGMAIND
472
3.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | JAMES PANGSANG KONGKAL SANGMA | NCP | 5,877 | 41.82% | BECKSTER SANGMA | 1,438 |
| 2003 | SHRI BECKSTAR SANGMA | NCP | 3,170 | 26.12% | SHRI CHANANG K MARAK | 279 |
| 1998 | BECKSTAR SANGMA | INC | 4,841 | 45.80% | SHERJEE M. SANGMA | 2,002 |
| 1993 | BACKSTAR SANGMA | IND | 6,806 | 66.77% | SHERJEE H. SANGMA | 3,777 |
| 1988 | SHERJEE M. SANGMA | HPU | 3,719 | 46.26% | WILLIAM CECIL MARAK | 1,461 |
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 RONGCHUGIRI assembly constituency in 2008?
JAMES PANGSANG KONGKAL SANGMA (NCP) won RONGCHUGIRI in 2008, by a margin of 1,438 votes.
Which party has won RONGCHUGIRI the most times?
NCP, with 2 of the 7 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has RONGCHUGIRI gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1978 to 2008.
Who has won RONGCHUGIRI the most times?
JAMES PANGSANG KONGKAL SANGMA, with 1 win between 2008 and 2008.
