WAR-JAINTIA
Assembly seat no. 1 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1993
JOHNDENG POHRMEN
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 7
Margin, 1993
1,393
8.58% of valid votes
Result, 1993
Runner-up
HPSDH. ENOWELL POSHNA
- Votes
- 4,956
- Vote share
- 30.52%
- Behind by
- 1,393
Electors
19,943
Total votes polled
16,237
Valid votes
16,237
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.4%
Full result, 1993
5 candidates · 16,237 valid votes
JOHNDENG POHRMENINCwon
6,349
39.1%
H. ENOWELL POSHNAHPSD
4,956
30.5%
RIANG TARIANGIND
4,863
29.9%
OHOWOT KHONGLAHIND
53
0.3%
SAVENSON DHARJDB
16
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the WAR-JAINTIA assembly constituency in 2008?
LAHKMEN RYMBUI (INC) won WAR-JAINTIA in 2008, by a margin of 900 votes.
Which party has won WAR-JAINTIA the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 7 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has WAR-JAINTIA gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1978 to 2008.
Who has won WAR-JAINTIA the most times?
JOHNDENG POHRMEN, with 3 wins between 1978 and 1993.
