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Assembly constituency 42 · Meghalaya · ST

Rongjeng is assembly constituency number 42 in Meghalaya, in East Garo Hills district, and one of the segments of the Tura Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Jim M Sangma of the National People's Party won with 29.8% of the vote, 128 votes ahead of Walseng M. Sangma (IND).

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Rongjeng · 2023AC 42
  1. 01
    Jim M Sangma
    NPP
    8,836
    29.77%
  2. 02
    Walseng M. Sangma
    Independent
    8,708
    29.34%
  3. 03
    Sengnam M. Marak
    TMC
    4,400
    14.82%
  4. 04
    Rapiush Ch. Sangma
    BJP
    3,302
    11.12%
  5. 05
    Jebing G Momin
    INC
    3,131
    10.55%
  6. 1 other candidate · 1,306 votes

Margin 128 votes · 0.43% of valid votes

35,340
Registered electors
2023 election
85.4%
Turnout
-0.3 pts vs 2018
128
Victory margin
0.4% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 29,683 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rongjeng 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jim M SangmaMale · 46 yrs · STNPP8,836
29.77%
2Walseng M. SangmaMale · 41 yrs · STIndependent8,708
29.34%
3Sengnam M. MarakMale · 45 yrs · STTMC4,400
14.82%
4Rapiush Ch. SangmaMale · 42 yrs · STBJP3,302
11.12%
5Jebing G MominMale · 53 yrs · STINC3,131
10.55%
6Andreash G. MominMale · 59 yrs · STUDP1,306
4.40%
Past results

NPEP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%10%20%30%40%201320182023NPP 29.8%TMC 14.8%INC 10.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Jim M SangmaNPP · 29.8% · margin 128Turnout85.4%
2018Jim M SangmaNPP · 19.2% · margin 550Turnout85.7%
2013Sengnam MarakINC · 33.0% · margin 2,786Turnout85.6%

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

Rongjeng result 2018

Rongjeng 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jim M SangmaNPP4,846
19.16%
2Walseng M. SangmaIndependent4,296
16.99%
3Rapiush Ch SangmaIndependent4,087
16.16%
4Sengnam MarakINC3,789
14.98%
5Mettrinson G. MominIndependent2,408
9.52%
6Janseng R. MarakIndependent2,083
8.24%
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7Rikman G MominBJP1,474
5.83%
8Desang M. SangmaNCP779
3.08%
9Bartush M. MarakUDP587
2.32%
—NOTANOTA377
1.49%
10Olpiash N. ArenghIndependent284
1.12%
11Sujit SangmaIndependent277
1.10%

Rongjeng result 2013

Rongjeng 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sengnam MarakINC6,709
32.97%
2Sabina D SangmaIndependent3,923
19.28%
3Desang M SangmaNPP3,904
19.18%
4Mettrinson G MominIndependent1,726
8.48%
5Rapiush Ch SangmaSP1,604
7.88%
6Raju G MominUDP1,063
5.22%
Show 3 more candidates
7Sunolsing M SangmaNCP580
2.85%
8Julius L R MarakIndependent546
2.68%
9Klingtone M SangmaIndependent295
1.45%
Map

Rongjeng 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 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

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

  • Saleng A SangmaINC19,787 69.6%
  • Agatha K SangmaNPP7,616 26.8%
  • Zenith M SangmaTMC792 2.8%
  • Labenn Ch MarakIndependent248 0.9%

In the assembly election NPEP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 12,171 EVM votes.

Open Tura Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Rongjeng assembly seat in 2023?

Jim M Sangma of the National People's Party (NPEP) won Rongjeng in the 2023 Meghalaya assembly election with 8,836 votes, which was 29.77% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rongjeng?

The margin was 128 votes (0.43% of valid votes). The runner-up was Walseng M. Sangma of the Independent with 8,708 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rongjeng in 2023?

Turnout was 85.41%: 30,185 of 35,340 registered electors voted, across 53 polling stations. That is 0.3 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rongjeng part of?

Rongjeng 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.

Is Rongjeng a reserved constituency?

Yes. Rongjeng 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 Rongjeng?

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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