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Assembly constituency 59 · Meghalaya · ST

Chokpot is assembly constituency number 59 in Meghalaya, in South Garo Hills * district, and one of the segments of the Tura Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Sengchim N. Sangma of the National People's Party won with 33.7% of the vote, 353 votes ahead of Nikman Ch. Marak (GNC).

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Chokpot · 2023AC 59
  1. 01
    Sengchim N. Sangma
    NPP
    9,503
    33.72%
  2. 02
    Nikman Ch. Marak
    GNC
    9,150
    32.47%
  3. 03
    Lazarus M Sangma
    TMC
    5,615
    19.93%
  4. 04
    Karak R. Sangma
    INC
    3,293
    11.69%
  5. 05
    Novembirth Ch. Marak
    BJP
    618
    2.19%

Margin 353 votes · 1.25% of valid votes

32,180
Registered electors
2023 election
88.7%
Turnout
+1.6 pts vs 2018
353
Victory margin
1.3% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 28,179 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chokpot 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sengchim N. SangmaMale · 38 yrs · STNPP9,503
33.72%
2Nikman Ch. MarakMale · 31 yrs · STGNC9,150
32.47%
3Lazarus M SangmaMale · 44 yrs · STTMC5,615
19.93%
4Karak R. SangmaMale · 28 yrs · STINC3,293
11.69%
5Novembirth Ch. MarakMale · 46 yrs · STBJP618
2.19%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, NPEP in 2023.

0%10%20%30%40%201320182023NPP 33.7%GNC 32.5%TMC 19.9%INC 11.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Sengchim N. SangmaNPP · 33.7% · margin 353Turnout88.7%
2018Lazarus SangmaINC · 34.5% · margin 2,051Turnout87.0%
2015 byeBluebell R. Sangma (w)INC · 39.9% · margin 2,550Turnout83.1%
2013Clifford MarakGNC · 28.4% · margin 485Turnout87.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chokpot bye-election, 27 Jun 2015

Turnout 83.1% · 20,156 of 24,244 electors voted

Chokpot bye-election 2015-06-27 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bluebell R. Sangma (w)INC8,042
39.90%
2Phillipoled. MarakNPP5,492
27.25%
3Kalpana D. Sangma (w)GNC5,009
24.85%
4Thinkernin R. MarakIndependent1,189
5.90%
—NOTANOTA424
2.10%

Chokpot result 2018

Chokpot 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lazarus SangmaINC8,410
34.51%
2Secondson A. SangmaNPP6,359
26.10%
3Kalpana D. SangmaGNC6,287
25.80%
4Leoberth R. SangmaIndependent1,972
8.09%
5Bluebell R. SangmaIndependent1,064
4.37%
—NOTANOTA275
1.13%

Chokpot result 2013

Chokpot 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Clifford MarakGNC5,558
28.41%
2Phillipole D. MarakNPP5,073
25.93%
3Arlene M. N. SangmaINC4,158
21.26%
4Bluebell R. SangmaNCP2,389
12.21%
5Jonilson Ch. MarakIndependent2,384
12.19%
Map

Chokpot outlined in orange among the other Meghalaya seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in South Garo Hills * district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chokpot is one of the assembly segments of Tura. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tura candidates.

  • Saleng A SangmaINC19,066 70.5%
  • Agatha K SangmaNPP6,630 24.5%
  • Zenith M SangmaTMC1,160 4.3%
  • Labenn Ch MarakIndependent192 0.7%

In the assembly election NPEP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 12,436 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chokpot.

Who won the Chokpot assembly seat in 2023?

Sengchim N. Sangma of the National People's Party (NPEP) won Chokpot in the 2023 Meghalaya assembly election with 9,503 votes, which was 33.72% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chokpot?

The margin was 353 votes (1.25% of valid votes). The runner-up was Nikman Ch. Marak of the Garo National Council with 9,150 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chokpot in 2023?

Turnout was 88.65%: 28,529 of 32,180 registered electors voted, across 53 polling stations. That is 1.6 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chokpot part of?

Chokpot is an assembly segment of the Tura Lok Sabha constituency in Meghalaya. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Saleng A Sangma got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Chokpot had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 27 Jun 2015, Bluebell R. Sangma (w) (Indian National Congress) won by 2,550 votes.

Is Chokpot a reserved constituency?

Yes. Chokpot is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Chokpot?

The Meghalaya assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Meghalaya assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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