Mawryngkneng Assembly constituency

Mawryngkneng is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of East Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Mawryngkneng
Constituency No. 13 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateMeghalaya
DistrictEast Khasi Hills
LS constituencyShillong
Established2008
Total electors39,802[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Pyniaid Sing Syiem
PartyNational People's Party
Elected year2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year Member Party
2018 David A Nongrum[3] Indian National Congress
2021[lower-alpha 1] Pyniaid Sing Syiem National People's Party
2023 Heavingstone Kharpran Voice of the People Party
  1. by-election

Election results

2021 by-election

This by-election was needed due to the death of sitting MLA, Syntar Klas Sunn after a cardiac arrest, on 2 February 2021.[4] The election, which was carried out on 30 October 2021, was won by Pyniaid Sing Syiem, a candidate of the National People's Party.[5][6][7]

By-election, 2021: Mawryngkneng[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Pyniaid Sing Syiem 14,177 49.51
INC Highlander Kharmalki 12,361 43.16
Independent Norbert Marboh 1,400 4.89
Independent Esron Marwein 485 1.69
NOTA None of the above 238 0.83
Majority 1,816 6.34
Turnout 28,878 78.43
UDP gain from Independent Swing

2018
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Mawryngkneng[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC David A Nongrum
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

See also

References
  1. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. Princess Giri Rashir (2 February 2021). "Meghalaya: Congress MLA David Nongrum passes away at 42". www.eastmojo.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. "NPP's Pyniaid Sing Syiem wins in Mawryngkneng constituency". The Shillong Times. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "Bye Elections 2021 (Parliamentary and Assemblies) - Bye-Elections Result in Xls/Pdf Format". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  7. EastMojo (2 November 2021). "Meghalaya bypolls: NPP wins Rajabala, Mawryngkneng, UDP gets Mawphlang". Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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