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{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Meghalaya}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
|image =
|caption =
|Existence = 1971
|Reservation = [[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]
|CurrentMPParty = [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|CurrentMP = [[Agatha Sangma]]
|ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
|State = [[Meghalaya]]
|Electorate =
|Successful Party =
|AssemblyConstituencies =24:
}}
'''Tura''' Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Meghalaya]] state in northeastern [[India]].

==Vidhan Sabha segments==
Presently, Tura Lok Sabha constituency comprises 24 [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments, which are:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency Number
!Name
!style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!District
|-
|37
|[[Kharkutta (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kharkutta]]
| rowspan="9" |[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]
|[[North Garo Hills district|North Garo Hills]]
|-
|38
|[[Mendipathar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mendipathar]]
|[[North Garo Hills district|North Garo Hills]]
|-
|39
|[[Resubelpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Resubelpara]]
|[[North Garo Hills district|North Garo Hills]]
|-
|40
|[[Bajengdoba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bajengdoba]]
|[[North Garo Hills district|North Garo Hills]]
|-
|41
|[[Songsak (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Songsak]]
|[[East Garo Hills district|South West Garo Hills]]
|-
|42
|[[Rongjeng (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rongjeng]]
|[[East Garo Hills district|East Garo Hills]]
|-
|43
|[[Williamnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Williamnagar]]
|[[East Garo Hills district|East Garo Hills]]
|-
|44
|[[Raksamgre (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raksamgre]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|45
|[[Tikrikilla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tikrikilla]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|46
|[[Phulbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phulbari]]
| rowspan="2" |None
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|47
|[[Rajabala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajabala]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|48
|[[Selsella (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Selsella]]
| rowspan="13" |[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|49
|[[Dadenggre (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dadenggre]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|50
|[[North Tura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|North Tura]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|51
|[[South Tura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|South Tura]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|52
|[[Rangsakona (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rangsakona]]
|[[South West Garo Hills district|South West Garo Hills]]
|-
|53
|[[Ampati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ampati]]
|[[South West Garo Hills district|South West Garo Hills]]
|-
|54
|[[Mahendraganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahendraganj]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|55
|[[Salmanpara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Salmanpara]]
|[[South West Garo Hills district|South West Garo Hills]]
|-
|56
|[[Gambegre (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gambegre]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|57
|[[Dalu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dalu]]
|[[West Garo Hills district|West Garo Hills]]
|-
|58
|[[Rongara Siju (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rongara Siju]]
|[[South Garo Hills district|South Garo Hills]]
|-
|59
|[[Chokpot (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chokpot]]
|[[South Garo Hills district|South Garo Hills]]
|-
|60
|[[Baghmara (Meghalaya Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghmara]]
|[[South Garo Hills district|South Garo Hills]]
|}

==Members of Lok Sabha==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Election!!Member
!colspan="2" |Party
|-
|Before 1971
| colspan="3" |''Seat did not exist''
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|K. R. Marak
|style="background-color: yellow" |
| [[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]
|-
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Purno Agitok Sangma]]<ref name=election1977/>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
|-
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|-
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| [[Sanford Marak]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Purno Agitok Sangma]]
|-
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|-
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]<ref name=election1999>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4125-general-election-1999-vol-i-ii-iii/ |title=General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
|style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]<ref name=election2004/>
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}" |
| [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|-
| 2005{{efn|Resigned in 2005 to join NCP. Was re-elected}}
|style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
| rowspan="3" | [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|-
| 2008{{efn|Resigned in 2008 to join the State assembly}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Agatha Sangma]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<ref name=election2009/>
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<ref name=election2014/>
| [[Purno Agitok Sangma]]{{efn|died in 2016}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|National People's Party (India)}}" |
| rowspan="3" | [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|-
| 2016{{efn|bye-poll}}
| [[Conrad Sangma]]
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[Agatha Sangma]]<ref name=election2019/>
|-
|}
{{noteslist}}

== Election results ==

===General Election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: Tura<ref name=election2019>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/13539-33-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2019 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National People's Party (India)
|candidate = [[Agatha Sangma]]
|votes = 3,04,455
|percentage = 52.22
|change = -16.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Mukul Sangma]]
|votes = 2,40,425
|percentage = 41.24
|change = +13.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Rikman Garrey Momin
|votes = 31,707
|percentage = 5.44
|change = +5.44
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
| votes = 6,454
| percentage = 1.11
| change = -2.32
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 64,030
|percentage = 8.98
|change = -31.22
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,83,480
|percentage = 81.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = National People's Party (India)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====By-Election 2016====
{{Election box begin | title=By-Election 2016 : Tura
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National People's Party (India)
|candidate = [[Conrad Sangma|Conrad Kongkal Sangma]]
|votes = 3,29,497
|percentage = 68.16
|change = +15.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dikkanchi D. Shira
|votes = 1,37,285
|percentage = 28.40
|change = -15.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
| votes = 16,597
| percentage = 3.43
| change = -0.76
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,92,212
|percentage = 39.76
|change = +31.09
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,83,379
|percentage = 77.50
|change = -0.60
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = National People's Party (India)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Tura<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS152.htm?ac=2|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National People's Party (India)
|candidate = [[Purno Agitok Sangma]]
|votes = 2,39,301
|percentage = 52.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Daryl William Cheran Momin
|votes = 1,99,585
|percentage = 43.55
|change = +3.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = None of the above
| candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
| votes = 19,185
| percentage = 4.19
| change = ---
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 39,716
|percentage = 8.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,58,254
|percentage = 78.13
|change = +10.48
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = National People's Party (India)
|loser = Nationalist Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: Tura<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = [[Agatha Sangma]]
|votes = 1,54,476
|percentage = 45.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Debora C Marak
|votes = 1,36,531
|percentage = 39.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,945
|percentage = 5.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,42,187
|percentage = 67.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = All India Trinamool Congress
| winner = Nationalist Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election 2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: Tura<ref name=election2004>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |title=General Election 2004 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Purno Agitok Sangma]]
|votes = 1,91,938
|percentage = 61.69
|change = –1.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Mukul Sangma|Dr. Mukul Sangma]]
|votes = 1,19,175
|percentage = 38.31
|change = +14.37
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 72,763
|percentage = 23.38
|change = –15.86
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,11,113
|percentage = 61.77
|change = –2.71
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election 1980===
* Purna A. Sangma (INC-Indira) : 82,307 votes <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|title = 1980 India General (7th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
* Grohonsing Marak (AHL) : 13,058

===General Election 1977===
* Purna A. Sangma (INC) : 40,288 votes <ref name=election1977>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/ |title=General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/tura-lok-sabha|title = Tura Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency}}</ref>
* Mody K. Marak (IND) : 26,254

==See also==
* [[Tura, India|Tura]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ncp.orgfree.com/ Nationalist Congress Party website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080616190202/http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx Previous Lok Sabha Members by Constituency] [[Lok Sabha]] website
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/meghalaya/tura/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Tura lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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