RONGCHUGIRI
Assembly seat no. 47 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1998
BECKSTAR SANGMA
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
NCP
won 2 of 7
Margin, 1998
2,002
18.94% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INDSHERJEE M. SANGMA
- Votes
- 2,839
- Vote share
- 26.86%
- Behind by
- 2,002
Electors
13,340
Total votes polled
10,569
Valid votes
10,569
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.2%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 10,569 valid votes
BECKSTAR SANGMAINCwon
4,841
45.8%
SHERJEE M. SANGMAIND
2,839
26.9%
BENEDICT MARAKIND
1,010
9.6%
WILLIAM CECIL MARAKGNC
757
7.2%
ROCKEFELLER MOMINUDP
732
6.9%
CLIFORD ARENGBJP
390
3.7%
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.
