| Jowai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| District | West Jaintia Hills |
| State | Meghalaya |
| Electorate | 34,620[1] [needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Shillong |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | National People's Party (India) |
| MLA | Wailadmiki Shylla |
| Reservation | ST |
Jowai is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of West Jaintia Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency[3] and its current MLA is Wailadmiki Shylla of National People's Party.[4]
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The list of MLAs are given below – [3]
| Year | Party | MLA | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | B. B. Shallam | 2907 | |
| 1978 | Independent | Tylli Kyndiah | 2230 | |
| 1983 | Indian National Congress | Roytre Christopher Laloo | 2291 | |
| 1988 | Indian National Congress | Roytre Christopher Laloo | 3645 | |
| 1993 | Indian National Congress | Roytre Christopher Laloo | 7572 | |
| 1998 | United Democratic Party | Mulieh Singh | 8775 | |
| 2003 | United Democratic Party | Mulieh Singh | 8967 | |
| 2008 | Indian National Congress | Roytre Christopher Laloo | 7712 | |
| 2013 | Indian National Congress | Roytre Christopher Laloo | 9496 | |
| 2018 | National People's Party | Wailadmiki Shylla[1] | 10657 | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2018[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPEP | Wailadmiki Shylla | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- Jowai
- Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
- West Jaintia Hills district
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 "Jowai (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ↑ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.