Songsak Assembly constituency
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| Songsak | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 41 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | East Garo Hills |
| LS constituency | Tura |
| Total electors | 31,824[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
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]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Source:[3]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Elwin Sangma | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | |
| 1975* | Miriam D. Shira | ||
| 1978 | Miriam D. Shira | Independent | |
| 1983 | Elwin Sangma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | Lehinson Sangma | Hill People's Union | |
| 1993 | Tonsing N. Marak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Tonsing N. Marak | ||
| 2003 | Heltone N. Marak | United Democratic Party | |
| 2005* | Tonsing N. Marak | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Nihim D. Shira | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2013 | National People's Party | ||
| 2018 | Mukul Sangma[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2023 | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
* Bye-election
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Mukul Sangma | ||||
| INC | |||||
| NPP | Nihim D. Shira | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Mukul Sangma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| 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.
- ^ a b "Songsak (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 – Meghalaya – Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.