WAR-JAINTIA
Assembly seat no. 1 in Meghalaya · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1998
RIANG LENON TARIANG
UDP
Elections held
7
1978–2008
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 7
Margin, 1998
710
4.18% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCJOHNDENG POHRMEN
- Votes
- 5,898
- Vote share
- 34.71%
- Behind by
- 710
Electors
21,899
Total votes polled
16,992
Valid votes
16,992
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
77.6%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 16,992 valid votes
RIANG LENON TARIANGUDPwon
6,608
38.9%
JOHNDENG POHRMENINC
5,898
34.7%
CAMILLUS ALBERT LAMINHPDP
4,276
25.2%
JUNIOR LAMIN PHUPBJP
161
0.9%
EBARSON LYNGDOH BHEMRJD
49
0.3%
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.
