SALMANPURA
Assembly seat no. 59 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
NIMARSON MOMIN
UDP
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
UDP
won 2 of 7
Margin, 2008
737
4.22% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INDBOSTON MARAK
- Votes
- 4,895
- Vote share
- 28.01%
- Behind by
- 737
Electors
19,388
Total votes polled
17,479
Valid votes
17,479
NOTA votes
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Turnout
90.2%
Full result, 2008
5 candidates · 17,479 valid votes
NIMARSON MOMINUDPwon
5,632
32.2%
BOSTON MARAKIND
4,895
28.0%
GOPINATH SANGMANCP
3,161
18.1%
SEMFORD B. SANGMAINC
2,003
11.5%
GREBITH D. SANGMAIND
1,788
10.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NIMARSON MOMIN | UDP | 5,632 | 32.22% | BOSTON MARAK | 737 |
| 2003 | SHRI. GOPINATH SANGMA | NCP | 6,341 | 42.04% | SHRI NIMARSON MOMIN | 843 |
| 1998 | NIMARSON MOMIN | UDP | 4,933 | 38.29% | GOPINATH SANGMA | 787 |
| 1993 | GOPINATH SANGMA | INC | 4,898 | 40.19% | NIMARSON MOMIN | 424 |
| 1988 | NIMARSON MOMIN | IND | 4,714 | 48.98% | METTALSON SANGMA | 2,318 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
