| Songsak | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| District | East Garo Hills |
| State | Meghalaya |
| Electorate | 26,687[1] [needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Tura |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | AITC |
| MLA | Mukul Sangma |
| Reservation | ST |
Songsak is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of East 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 | Party | MLA | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | Elwin Sangma | 819 | |
| 1975* | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | Miriam D. Shira | 2,268 | |
| 1978 | Independent | Miriam D. Shira | 1,156 | |
| 1983 | Indian National Congress | Elwin Sangma | 2,190 | |
| 1988 | Hill People's Union | Lehinson Sangma | 3,047 | |
| 1993 | Indian National Congress | Tonsing N. Marak | 5,105 | |
| 1998 | Indian National Congress | Tonsing N. Marak | 4,089 | |
| 2003 | United Democratic Party | Heltone N. Marak | 4,875 | |
| 2005* | Indian National Congress | Tonsing N. Marak | 3,890 | |
| 2008 | Nationalist Congress Party | Nihim D. Shira | 5,687 | |
| 2013 | National People's Party | Nihim D. Shira | 6,697 | |
| 2018 | Indian National Congress | Mukul Sangma[1] | 10,274 | |
| 2021 | All India Trinamool Congress | Mukul Sangma[1] | 10,274 | |
* Bye-election
Election results[edit | edit source]
2018[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Mukul Sangma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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 "Songsak (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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