https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Mawkhar_Assembly_constituency Mawkhar Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-08-04T10:30:36Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mawkhar_Assembly_constituency&diff=516940&oldid=prev XMXHosea83962264: made the details w/ sources - done 2025-05-13T14:59:28Z <p>made the details w/ sources - done</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Meghalaya legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Mawkhar<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | state = Meghalaya<br /> | established = 1972<br /> | abolished = 2013&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&amp;type=order&amp;filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | electors = 7,799<br /> | mla = Dr. Friday Lyngdoh<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}<br /> | constituency_no =<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> | district =<br /> | loksabha_cons =<br /> | reservation =<br /> }}<br /> &lt;b&gt;Mawkhar Assembly constituency &lt;/b&gt;was an assembly constituency in the [[India]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Meghalaya]].<br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Alexander Warjri || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || [[Darwin Diengdoh Pugh]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || rowspan=2 | Korbar Singh<br /> |-<br /> | [[1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1988]] || {{Full party name with color|Hill People&#039;s Union|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1993]] || rowspan=2 | Roshan Warjri<br /> |-<br /> | [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1998]] || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2003]] || rowspan=2 | Dr. Friday Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> |}<br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=ceomeghalaya.nic.in |publisher=[[Chief Electoral Officer (India)|Chief Electoral Officer]], [[Meghalaya]]|title=General Election to Legislative Assembly, Mar 2008 - Valid Votes Secured |url=https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2008-la.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104021122/https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2008-la.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2025|access-date=4 January 2025|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Friday Lyngdoh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,413 |percentage=38.73% |change={{decrease}}20.32 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganold Stone Massar |party=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |votes=1,836 |percentage=29.47% |change={{increase}}17.35 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Glenbert Lawrence Khongwir |party=Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement |votes=1,138 |percentage=18.26% |change={{decrease}}0.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=W. Laslarton Lyngdoh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=468 |percentage=7.51% |change={{increase}}1.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pradeep G. Jyrwa |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=376 |percentage=6.03% |change={{increase}}2.33 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=577 |percentage=9.26% |change= {{decrease}}30.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,231 |percentage=79.89% |change= {{increase}}28.19 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,799 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}33.27 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}20.32 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=ceomeghalaya.nic.in |publisher=[[Chief Electoral Officer (India)|Chief Electoral Officer]], [[Meghalaya]]|title=General Election to Legislative Assembly, Mar 2003 - Valid Votes Secured |url=https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2003-la.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104020753/https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2003-la.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2025|access-date=4 January 2025|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Friday Lyngdoh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,568 |percentage=59.04% |change={{increase}}10.05 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=James Marvin Pariat |party=Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement |votes=1,150 |percentage=19.03% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hardinge L. Massar |party=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |votes=732 |percentage=12.11% |change={{decrease}}38.16 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moon Pyrbot |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=369 |percentage=6.11% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pradeep G. Jyrwa |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=224 |percentage=3.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,418 |percentage=40.01% |change= {{increase}}38.74 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,043 |percentage=51.79% |change= {{decrease}}8.03 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,688 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.74 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |swing= {{increase}}8.77 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-MGH98.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324144917/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-MGH98.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Roshan Warjri |party=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |votes=3,228 |percentage=50.27% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Friday Lyngdoh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,146 |percentage=49.00% |change={{increase}}8.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Orphues D. Nongrum |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=47 |percentage=0.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=82 |percentage=1.28% |change= {{decrease}}6.96 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,421 |percentage=61.62% |change= {{decrease}}8.33 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,749 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.36 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |loser=Hill People&#039;s Union |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatReport_MG_93.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324144200/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatReport_MG_93.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Roshan Warjri |party=Hill People&#039;s Union |votes=3,406 |percentage=49.05% |change={{decrease}}5.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Friday Lyngdoh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,834 |percentage=40.81% |change={{decrease}}5.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=H. Robin Kurbah |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=704 |percentage=10.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=572 |percentage=8.24% |change= {{decrease}}0.09 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,944 |percentage=69.70% |change= {{increase}}3.09 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,202 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.56 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Hill People&#039;s Union |loser=Hill People&#039;s Union |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1988 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%201988%20Meghlaya.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324144042/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%201988%20Meghlaya.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Korbar Singh |party=Hill People&#039;s Union |votes=3,338 |percentage=54.16% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=W. Humphrey Dolly Syngkon |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,825 |percentage=45.84% |change={{increase}}18.44 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=513 |percentage=8.32% |change= {{increase}}3.27 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,163 |percentage=67.06% |change= {{increase}}1.96 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,485 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.48 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Hill People&#039;s Union |loser=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20ReportMeghalaya1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025204117/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20ReportMeghalaya1983.pdf |archive-date=25 October 2017|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Korbar Singh |party=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |votes=1,772 |percentage=32.45% |change={{increase}}1.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=W. Humphrey Dolly Syngkon |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,496 |percentage=27.40% |change={{increase}}7.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. Shersingh Jyrwa |party=Independent politician |votes=1,146 |percentage=20.99% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hardinge L. Massar |party=Hill State People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=352 |percentage=6.45% |change={{decrease}}16.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Neville Rufus Laitphlang |party=Independent politician |votes=332 |percentage=6.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pollington Pyrtuh |party=Independent politician |votes=253 |percentage=4.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dalington Dympep |party=Communist Party of India |votes=97 |percentage=1.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=276 |percentage=5.05% |change= {{decrease}}2.97 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=5,460 |percentage=66.12% |change= {{decrease}}3.75 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 8,664 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.46 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |loser=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |swing= {{increase}}1.81 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/StatisticalReport%20Meghalaya78%20.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324143720/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/StatisticalReport%20Meghalaya78%20.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Darwin Diengdoh Pugh]] |party=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |votes=1,730 |percentage=30.64% |change={{decrease}}2.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. Shersingh Jyrwa |party=Hill State People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=1,277 |percentage=22.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajra Singh Khongphai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,150 |percentage=20.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Niwas Chaudhary |party=Independent politician |votes=558 |percentage=9.88% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Londronath Marbaniang |party=Independent politician |votes=419 |percentage=7.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ambrose B. M. Roy |party=Independent politician |votes=394 |percentage=6.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Humley Ganrley Roy Pariat |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes=118 |percentage=2.09% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=453 |percentage=8.02% |change= {{increase}}3.64 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=5,646 |percentage=68.79% |change= {{increase}}8.60 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 8,456 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.48 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |loser=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |swing= {{decrease}}2.47 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Mawkhar&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MG_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324143519/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MG_72.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Alexander Warjri |party=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |votes=1,474 |percentage=33.11% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ajra Khongphai |party=Independent politician |votes=1,279 |percentage=28.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gilbert Shullai |party=Independent politician |votes=1,212 |percentage=27.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Stanlin Rajee |party=Independent politician |votes=290 |percentage=6.51% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Silverine Swer |party=Independent politician |votes=197 |percentage=4.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=195 |percentage=4.38% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=4,452 |percentage=59.93% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,654 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Meghalaya}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Meghalaya]]<br /> [[Category:Long stubs with short prose]]<br /> <br /> {{Meghalaya-geo-stub}}</div> XMXHosea83962264