| 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 |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 31,824 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Mukul Sangma | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Songsak is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. 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.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Source:
| 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 | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| 2023 | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
*by-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.
- ^ "Songsak (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 – Meghalaya – Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
| Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya | |
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| Current |
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| Defunct | |
| Related Topics | |
| Elections in Meghalaya | |
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| General elections | |
| Legislative Assembly | |
| Autonomous District Councils | |
| See also: Elections in India | |
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