RONGCHUGIRI
Assembly seat no. 47 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1993
BACKSTAR SANGMA
IND
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
NCP
won 2 of 7
Margin, 1993
3,777
37.05% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
INCSHERJEE H. SANGMA
- Votes
- 3,029
- Vote share
- 29.72%
- Behind by
- 3,777
Electors
11,997
Total votes polled
10,193
Valid votes
10,193
NOTA votes
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Turnout
85.0%
Full result, 1993
3 candidates · 10,193 valid votes
BACKSTAR SANGMAINDwon
6,806
66.8%
SHERJEE H. SANGMAINC
3,029
29.7%
PROBASH SANGHAHPU
358
3.5%
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.
