Chokpot Assembly constituency


Chokpot is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of South Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency.[3]

Chokpot
Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateMeghalaya
DistrictSouth Garo Hills
LS constituencyTura
Total electors28,031[1] [needs update]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLALazarus Sangma
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2018

Member of Legislative AssemblyEdit

The list of MLAs are given below – [3]

Year MLA Party
1972 Jackman Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978
1983 Clifford Marak Indian National Congress
1988 Hill People's Union
1993 Masonsing Sangma Indian National Congress
1998 Clifford Marak Garo National Council
2003 Masonsing Sangma Nationalist Congress Party
2008
2013 Clifford Marak Garo National Council
2018 Lazarus Sangma[1] Indian National Congress

Election resultsEdit

2018Edit

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Chokpot[1] [needs update]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Lazarus Sangma
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Chokpot (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

Coordinates: 25°19′N 90°26′E / 25.32°N 90.43°E / 25.32; 90.43