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Assembly constituency 16 · Meghalaya · ST

East Shillong is assembly constituency number 16 in Meghalaya, in East Khasi Hills district, and one of the segments of the Shillong Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh of the National People's Party won with 39.6% of the vote, 1,711 votes ahead of Manuel Badwar (INC).

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East Shillong · 2023AC 16
  1. 01
    Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh
    NPP
    6,637
    39.56%
  2. 02
    Manuel Badwar
    INC
    4,926
    29.36%
  3. 03
    Wankitbok Pohshna
    BJP
    2,643
    15.75%
  4. 04
    Avner Medon Pariat
    VOTPP
    1,974
    11.77%
  5. 05
    Ajoy Nongrum
    TMC
    264
    1.57%
  6. 2 other candidates · 333 votes

Margin 1,711 votes · 10.20% of valid votes

25,504
Registered electors
2023 election
67.0%
Turnout
-4.1 pts vs 2018
1,711
Victory margin
10.2% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 16,777 valid votes, NOTA included.

East Shillong 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Mazel Ampareen LyngdohFemale · 57 yrs · STNPP6,637
39.56%
2Manuel BadwarMale · 44 yrs · STINC4,926
29.36%
3Wankitbok PohshnaMale · 42 yrs · STBJP2,643
15.75%
4Avner Medon PariatMale · 36 yrs · STVOTPP1,974
11.77%
5Ajoy NongrumMale · 55 yrs · STTMC264
1.57%
6Wanpynhun KharsyntiewFemale · 42 yrs · STIndependent243
1.45%
7Romeo Phira RaniMale · 55 yrs · STPDF90
0.54%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%201320182023NPP 39.6%INC 29.4%BJP 15.8%UDP 11.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Dr. Mazel Ampareen LyngdohNPP · 39.6% · margin 1,711Turnout67.0%
2018Mazel Ampareen LyngdohINC · 60.3% · margin 6,074Turnout71.1%
2013Mazel Ampareen LyngdohINC · 62.9% · margin 5,084Turnout75.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

East Shillong result 2018

East Shillong 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mazel Ampareen LyngdohINC10,368
60.30%
2Neil Antonio WarBJP4,294
24.97%
3B. M. LanongUDP2,009
11.68%
—NOTANOTA302
1.76%
4Romeo Phira RaniIndependent221
1.29%

East Shillong result 2013

East Shillong 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mazel Ampareen LyngdohINC10,103
62.94%
2B. M. LanongUDP5,019
31.27%
3Romeo Phira RaniBJP930
5.79%
Map

East Shillong 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 East Khasi Hills district

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

NPPUDPTMCINCVOTPPBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Dr. Mazel Ampareen LyngdohNPP6,027 40.4%
  • Dr. Ricky Andrew J. SyngkonVOTPP5,141 34.4%
  • Vincent H. PalaINC3,303 22.1%
  • Prof. Lakhon KmaIndependent208 1.4%
  • Robertjune KharjahrinUDP140 0.9%

In the assembly election NPEP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, NPEP led here by 886 EVM votes.

Open Shillong Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for East Shillong.

Who won the East Shillong assembly seat in 2023?

Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh of the National People's Party (NPEP) won East Shillong in the 2023 Meghalaya assembly election with 6,637 votes, which was 39.56% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in East Shillong?

The margin was 1,711 votes (10.20% of valid votes). The runner-up was Manuel Badwar of the Indian National Congress with 4,926 votes.

What was the voter turnout in East Shillong in 2023?

Turnout was 66.98%: 17,083 of 25,504 registered electors voted, across 39 polling stations. That is 4.1 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is East Shillong part of?

East Shillong is an assembly segment of the Shillong Lok Sabha constituency in Meghalaya. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is East Shillong a reserved constituency?

Yes. East Shillong 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 East Shillong?

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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