Jirang Assembly constituency
| Jirang | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 10 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | Ri Bhoi |
| LS constituency | Shillong |
| Established | 1978 |
| Total electors | 42,206[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | National People's Party |
Jirang is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of Ri Bhoi district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, it is represented by Sosthenes Sohtun of the National People's Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[3] | Sosthenes Sohtun | National People's Party | |
| 2023[1] | |||
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Sosthenes Sohtun | 12,690 | 12690 | ||
| INC | Adrian Lambert | 11,067 | 11067 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 315 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 34,851 | 82.57 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Sosthenes Sohtun | 9,437 | |||
| INC | Witness Day Sancley | 9,217 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 30 January 2021.