SONGSAK
Assembly seat no. 41 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
TONSING N. MARAK
INC
Elections held
11
1972–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1998
2,272
18.94% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
UDPHELTONE N. MARAK
- Votes
- 1,817
- Vote share
- 15.14%
- Behind by
- 2,272
Electors
17,121
Total votes polled
11,998
Valid votes
11,998
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 11,998 valid votes
TONSING N. MARAKINCwon
4,089
34.1%
HELTONE N. MARAKUDP
1,817
15.1%
LEHINSON M. SANGMAGNC
1,722
14.3%
HAWARD N. SANGMAIND
1,590
13.3%
ANDERSON A. SANGMAIND
1,522
12.7%
CLEARSHON K. SANGMAIND
947
7.9%
MIRIAM D. SHIRAIND
311
2.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DR. MUKUL SANGMA | AITC | 12,689 | 44.51% | NIHIM D SHIRA | 372 |
| 2018 | DR. MUKUL SANGMA | INC | 10,274 | 42.89% | NIHIM D SHIRA | 1,830 |
| 2013 | NIHIM D SHIRA | NPP | 6,697 | 34.28% | FARDINA C MARAK | 2,179 |
| 2008 | SHRI.NIHIM D.SHIRA | NCP | 5,687 | 33.15% | SHRI.TONSING N.MARAK | 330 |
| 2003 | SHRI HELTONE N MARAK | UDP | 4,875 | 34.00% | SHRI TONSING N MARAK | 182 |
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 SONGSAK assembly constituency in 2023?
DR. MUKUL SANGMA (AITC) won SONGSAK in 2023, by a margin of 372 votes.
Which party has won SONGSAK the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has SONGSAK gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1972 to 2023.
Who has won SONGSAK the most times?
DR. MUKUL SANGMA, with 2 wins between 2018 and 2023.
