SHELLA
Assembly seat no. 26 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 2018
DONKUPAR ROY
UDP
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
UDP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2018
370
1.48% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
PDFLESTON WANSWETT
- Votes
- 7,910
- Vote share
- 31.58%
- Behind by
- 370
Electors
29,040
Total votes polled
25,047
Valid votes
25,047
NOTA votes
195
0.78% of votes polled
Turnout
86.3%
Full result, 2018
6 candidates · 25,047 valid votes
DONKUPAR ROYUDPwon
8,280
33.1%
LESTON WANSWETTPDF
7,910
31.6%
BATYNGSHAIN LAITMON RYNGNGAINC
4,332
17.3%
JROP SINGH NONGKHLAWBJP
3,390
13.5%
SAINKUPAR RIAHTAMNPEP
484
1.9%
WELLBORN BYNNUDIND
456
1.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BALAJIED KUPAR SYNREM | UNITEDDEMO… | 13,274 | 43.36% | GRACE MARY KHARPURI | 434 |
| 2018 | DONKUPAR ROY | UDP | 8,280 | 33.06% | LESTON WANSWETT | 370 |
| 2013 | DONKUPAR ROY | UDP | 5,940 | 32.17% | LESTON WANSWETT | 355 |
| 2008 | DR. DONKUPAR ROY | UDP | 4,238 | 41.87% | LESTON WANSWETT | 939 |
| 2003 | DONKUPAR ROY | UDP | 3,145 | 32.93% | SHRI PYNDAPBORTHIAW SAIBON | 222 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- UDP5 wins
- AHL3 wins
- IND2 wins
- UNITEDDEMO…1 win
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SHELLA assembly constituency in 2023?
BALAJIED KUPAR SYNREM (UNITEDDEMOCRATICPARTY) won SHELLA in 2023, by a margin of 434 votes.
Which party has won SHELLA the most times?
UDP, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has SHELLA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1972 to 2023.
Who has won SHELLA the most times?
DONKUPAR ROY, with 6 wins between 1988 and 2018.







