| Chokpot | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | South Garo Hills |
| LS constituency | Tura |
| Total electors | 28,031[1] [needs update] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Lazarus Sangma |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2018 |
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]
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
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 results[edit | edit source]
2018[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lazarus Sangma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- Chokpot
- South Garo Hills district
- Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chokpot (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.