WAR-JAINTIA
Assembly seat no. 1 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
LAHKMEN RYMBUI
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 7
Margin, 2008
900
4.75% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
UDPRIANGLENON TARIANG
- Votes
- 5,996
- Vote share
- 31.65%
- Behind by
- 900
Electors
20,497
Total votes polled
18,943
Valid votes
18,943
NOTA votes
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Turnout
92.4%
Full result, 2008
6 candidates · 18,943 valid votes
LAHKMEN RYMBUIINCwon
6,896
36.4%
RIANGLENON TARIANGUDP
5,996
31.6%
PAUL LAMINNCP
3,230
17.1%
CAMILLUS ALBERT LAMINKHNAM
2,613
13.8%
JUNIOR LAMINBJP
109
0.6%
SEVENSON DHARLJP
99
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | LAHKMEN RYMBUI | INC | 6,896 | 36.40% | RIANGLENON TARIANG | 900 |
| 2003 | SHRI. RIANG LENON TARIANG | UDP | 7,211 | 41.56% | SHRI. JOHNDENG POHRMEN | 1,220 |
| 1998 | RIANG LENON TARIANG | UDP | 6,608 | 38.89% | JOHNDENG POHRMEN | 710 |
| 1993 | JOHNDENG POHRMEN | INC | 6,349 | 39.10% | H. ENOWELL POSHNA | 1,393 |
| 1988 | JOHNDENG POHRMEN | INC | 4,281 | 37.36% | H. ENOWELL POHSHNA | 457 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
