RYMBAI
Assembly seat no. 2 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1972.
Winner, 2008
NEHLANG LYNGDOH
INC
Elections held
8
1972–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 8
Margin, 2008
7,037
26.15% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
NCPSIMON SIANGSHAI
- Votes
- 5,856
- Vote share
- 21.76%
- Behind by
- 7,037
Electors
29,659
Total votes polled
26,914
Valid votes
26,914
NOTA votes
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Turnout
90.7%
Full result, 2008
5 candidates · 26,914 valid votes
NEHLANG LYNGDOHINCwon
12,893
47.9%
SIMON SIANGSHAINCP
5,856
21.8%
OBIL KYNDAITHSPDP
3,853
14.3%
TARIANG MASSARKHNAM
2,332
8.7%
BALIOS SWERUDP
1,980
7.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NEHLANG LYNGDOH | INC | 12,893 | 47.90% | SIMON SIANGSHAI | 7,037 |
| 2003 | NEHLANG LYNGDOH | INC | 12,224 | 46.90% | OBIL KYNDAIT | 4,252 |
| 1998 | SIMON SIANGSHAI | UDP | 9,287 | 37.20% | OBIL KYNDAIT | 334 |
| 1993 | SIMON SIANGSHAI | HPU | 12,814 | 51.59% | OBIL KYANDAIT | 5,596 |
| 1988 | SIMON SIANGSHAI | IND | 3,869 | 26.19% | OBIL KYNDIAT | 649 |
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 RYMBAI assembly constituency in 2008?
NEHLANG LYNGDOH (INC) won RYMBAI in 2008, by a margin of 7,037 votes.
Which party has won RYMBAI the most times?
INC, with 2 of the 8 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has RYMBAI gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1972 to 2008.
Who has won RYMBAI the most times?
SIMON SIANGSHAI, with 3 wins between 1988 and 1998.
