https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Laitumkhrah_Assembly_constituency Laitumkhrah Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T12:10:10Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Laitumkhrah_Assembly_constituency&diff=511565&oldid=prev Proabin at 19:15, 25 July 2025 2025-07-25T19:15:21Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Meghalaya legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Laitumkharah<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | state = Meghalaya<br /> | established = 1972<br /> | abolished = 2013&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&amp;type=order&amp;filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url =https://www.khadc.nic.in/acts_rules_regulations_bills/Existing-Proposed-Delimitation-Constituencies.pdf |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20240712090523/https://www.khadc.nic.in/acts_rules_regulations_bills/Existing-Proposed-Delimitation-Constituencies.pdf |access-date =4 January 2025 |title =Existing and Proposed Delimitation Constituencies |archive-date =12 July 2024 |url-status =live }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> | electors = 14,326<br /> | mla = [[Ampareen Lyngdoh|Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}<br /> | constituency_no =<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> | district =<br /> | loksabha_cons =<br /> | reservation =<br /> }}<br /> &lt;b&gt;Laitumkharah Assembly constituency &lt;/b&gt;was an assembly constituency in the [[India]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Meghalaya]].<br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || rowspan=2 | Peter G. Mareaniang || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || Justin Khonglah || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1988]] || Peter G. Mareaniang || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1993]] || Justin Khonglah || {{Full party name with color|Hill People&#039;s Union}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|1998]] || rowspan=2 | Robert Garnett Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2003]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || [[Ampareen Lyngdoh|Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh]] || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}<br /> |}<br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=ceomeghalaya.nic.in |publisher=[[Chief Electoral Officer (India)|Chief Electoral Officer]], [[Meghalaya]]|title=General Election to Legislative Assembly, Mar 2008 - Valid Votes Secured |url=https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2008-la.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104021122/https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2008-la.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2025|access-date=4 January 2025|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ampareen Lyngdoh|Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh]] |party=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |votes=3,775 |percentage=34.10% |change={{increase}}16.71 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Malcolm B. Tariang |party=Independent politician |votes=2,182 |percentage=19.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nicky F Lyngdoh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,491 |percentage=13.47% |change={{decrease}}40.87 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Stevenson Bulbin Nongdhar |party=Meghalaya Democratic Party |votes=1,466 |percentage=13.24% |change={{increase}}9.89 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=John G. Soanes |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=926 |percentage=8.36% |change={{decrease}}9.99 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Paul Higgins Suting |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=854 |percentage=7.71% |change={{increase}}1.14 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Romeo Phira Rani |party=Hill State People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=319 |percentage=2.88% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,593 |percentage=14.39% |change= {{decrease}}21.60 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,071 |percentage=77.28% |change= {{increase}}31.78 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 14,326 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}24.19 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}20.24 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2003 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=ceomeghalaya.nic.in |publisher=[[Chief Electoral Officer (India)|Chief Electoral Officer]], [[Meghalaya]]|title=General Election to Legislative Assembly, Mar 2003 - Valid Votes Secured |url=https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2003-la.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104020753/https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/election-history/general-election-to-meghalaya-legislative-assembly/2003-la.pdf |archive-date=4 January 2025|access-date=4 January 2025|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Robert Garnett Lyngdoh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,672 |percentage=54.34% |change={{increase}}3.45 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Werlok Kharshiing |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,578 |percentage=18.35% |change={{increase}}3.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Barister Myrthong |party=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |votes=1,495 |percentage=17.39% |change={{decrease}}11.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vicky S. Lyngdoh |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=565 |percentage=6.57% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raynold Cavinson Diengdoh |party=Meghalaya Democratic Party |votes=288 |percentage=3.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,094 |percentage=35.99% |change= {{increase}}14.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=8,598 |percentage=45.52% |change= {{decrease}}9.90 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 18,896 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.08 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.45 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1998 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-MGH98.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324144917/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-MGH98.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Robert Garnett Lyngdoh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,975 |percentage=50.89% |change={{increase}}21.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Margaret Rose Mawlong |party=United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |votes=2,837 |percentage=29.02% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Lionaal Garnette Laloo |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,451 |percentage=14.84% |change={{increase}}1.79 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Naramai Langstieh |party=Hill State People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=285 |percentage=2.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=John G. Soanes |party=Independent politician |votes=174 |percentage=1.78% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Oral Synnah |party=Independent politician |votes=54 |percentage=0.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,138 |percentage=21.87% |change= {{increase}}15.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=9,776 |percentage=56.74% |change= {{decrease}}6.05 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 17,646 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.68 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Hill People&#039;s Union |swing= {{increase}}15.20 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1993 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1993 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatReport_MG_93.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324144200/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatReport_MG_93.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Justin Khonglah |party=Hill People&#039;s Union |votes=3,697 |percentage=35.69% |change={{decrease}}6.39 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=George M. War |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,055 |percentage=29.49% |change={{decrease}}26.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Stephan Min |party=All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) |votes=1,834 |percentage=17.70% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ivoryna Shylla |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,352 |percentage=13.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raymond Ranee |party=Independent politician |votes=226 |percentage=2.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=L. M. M. Kharpuri |party=Independent politician |votes=172 |percentage=1.66% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Micheal Kharshing |party=Independent politician |votes=23 |percentage=0.22% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=642 |percentage=6.20% |change= {{decrease}}7.58 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,359 |percentage=62.85% |change= {{decrease}}1.51 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 16,857 |ref = |change= {{increase}}37.46 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Hill People&#039;s Union |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}20.17 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1988 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1988 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%201988%20Meghlaya.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324144042/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1988/Statistical%20Report%201988%20Meghlaya.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018 |access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Peter G. Mareaniang |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,313 |percentage=55.86% |change={{increase}}35.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Khonglah |party=Hill People&#039;s Union |votes=3,249 |percentage=42.08% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=L. Morrow M. Kharpuri |party=Hill State People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=159 |percentage=2.06% |change={{decrease}}32.42 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,064 |percentage=13.78% |change= {{increase}}5.60 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=7,721 |percentage=64.27% |change= {{decrease}}2.37 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 12,263 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.17 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20ReportMeghalaya1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025204117/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20ReportMeghalaya1983.pdf |archive-date=25 October 2017|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Justin Khonglah |party=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |votes=2,968 |percentage=42.66% |change={{increase}}16.75 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peter G. Marbaniang |party=Hill State People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=2,399 |percentage=34.48% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tiplut Nongbri |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,410 |percentage=20.27% |change={{decrease}}46.15 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kister Kharkongor |party=Independent politician |votes=180 |percentage=2.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=569 |percentage=8.18% |change= {{decrease}}32.32 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,957 |percentage=67.15% |change= {{decrease}}0.16 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,648 |ref = |change= {{increase}}16.30 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}23.75 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/StatisticalReport%20Meghalaya78%20.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324143720/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/StatisticalReport%20Meghalaya78%20.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Peter G. Mareaniang |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,983 |percentage=66.42% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Alexander Warjri |party=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |votes=1,554 |percentage=25.91% |change={{decrease}}41.99 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Weston Nonghulo |party=Independent politician |votes=337 |percentage=5.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Usha Bhattacharjee |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes=123 |percentage=2.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,429 |percentage=40.50% |change= {{increase}}4.70 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=5,997 |percentage=67.61% |change= {{increase}}4.18 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,156 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.62 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |swing= {{decrease}}1.49 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]]: Laitumkharah&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MG_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324143519/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_MG_72.pdf |archive-date=24 March 2018|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Peter G. Mareaniang |party=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |votes=3,059 |percentage=67.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pranesh Chandra Biswas |party=Independent politician |votes=1,446 |percentage=32.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,613 |percentage=35.80% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=4,505 |percentage=63.69% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,347 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=All Party Hill Leaders Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Meghalaya}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Meghalaya]]<br /> [[Category:Long stubs with short prose]]<br /> <br /> {{Meghalaya-geo-stub}}</div> Proabin