Sutnga Saipung Assembly constituency
| Sutnga Saipung | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 5 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | East Jaintia Hills |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 46,973[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | NPP |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Sutnga Saipung is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of East 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 Shitlang Pale of Indian National Congress.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hopeful Bamon | Independent politician | |
| 2018 | Shitlang Pale | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Santa Mary Shylla | National People's Party | |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Santa Mary Shylla | 16,974 | 39.48% |  8.33
| |
| INC | Vincent .H. Pala | 15,146 | 35.23% |  0.54
| |
| UDP | Shitlang Pale | 10,453 | 24.31% | New | |
| BJP | Krison Langstang | 424 | 0.99% | 20.68
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 416 | 0.97% | 0.41
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,828 | 4.25% | 0.37
| ||
| Turnout | 42,997 | 92.42% | 1.26
| ||
| Registered electors | 46,973 | 23.75
| |||
| NPP gain from INC | Swing | 3.71
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Assembly Election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shitlang Pale | 12,257 | 35.77% | 8.12
| |
| NPP | Hopeful Bamon | 10,673 | 31.15% | New | |
| BJP | Hambertus Nongtdu | 7,423 | 21.66% | New | |
| HSPDP | Defender Pakem | 2,800 | 8.17% | New | |
| Independent | Skindro Dkhar | 534 | 1.56% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 192 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,584 | 4.62% | 0.41
| ||
| Turnout | 34,266 | 90.27% | 1.85
| ||
| Registered electors | 37,959 | 20.42
| |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 13.15
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Assembly Election 2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hopeful Bamon | 14,205 | 48.92% | New | |
| INC | Shitlang Pale | 12,743 | 43.89% | New | |
| UDP | Dr. Mongol Singh Tyngkra | 2,088 | 7.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,462 | 5.04% | |||
| Turnout | 29,036 | 92.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,521 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- East Jaintia Hills district
- Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
[edit]- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Sutnga Saipung (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "General Election to Vidhna Sabha Trends & Result MArch - 2023". results.eci.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Form 20 - Polling Station Wise Result Sheet of General Election 2018 to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Election Commission of India- State Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.