Jowai Assembly constituency
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]
| Jowai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | West Jaintia Hills |
| LS Constituency | Shillong |
| Total electors | 40,581[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | National People's Party (India) |
| Elected year | 2018 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
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[5] | 10657 | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC | A.Andrew Sullai | ||||
| NPP | Wailadmiki Shylla | ||||
| INC | Daniel Den | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Wailadmiki Shylla | 10,657 | 53.2% | ||
| UDP | Moonlight Pariat | 9,354 | 47.8% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
References
- "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.
- "Jowai (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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