WEST SHILLONG
Assembly seat no. 18 in Meghalaya · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 2013.
Winner, 2023
PAUL LYNGDOH
UNITEDDEMOCRATICPARTY
Elections held
3
2013–2023
Most successful party
UNITEDDEMOCRATICPARTY
won 1 of 3
Margin, 2023
3,485
18.55% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
NPPMOHENDRO RAPSANG
- Votes
- 4,432
- Vote share
- 23.59%
- Behind by
- 3,485
Electors
27,371
Total votes polled
18,787
Valid votes
18,787
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.6%
Full result, 2023
7 candidates · 18,787 valid votes
PAUL LYNGDOHUNITEDDEMOCRATICPARTYwon
7,917
42.1%
MOHENDRO RAPSANGNPP
4,432
23.6%
ERNEST MAWRIEBJP
3,771
20.1%
RAJA JYRWAVOICEOFTHEPEOPLEPARTY
1,859
9.9%
BETHLEEN DKHARINC
417
2.2%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
204
1.1%
IWAN MARIAAITC
187
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PAUL LYNGDOH | UNITEDDEMO… | 7,917 | 42.14% | MOHENDRO RAPSANG | 3,485 |
| 2018 | MOHENDRO RAPSANG | INC | 10,288 | 53.68% | PAUL LYNGDOH | 1,984 |
| 2013 | PAUL LYNGDOH | UDP | 9,333 | 50.54% | MOHENDRO RAPSANG | 481 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- UNITEDDEMO…1 win
- INC1 win
- UDP1 win
