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Assembly constituency 48 · Meghalaya · ST

Selsella is assembly constituency number 48 in Meghalaya, in West Garo Hills district, and one of the segments of the Tura Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Arbinstone B Marak of the National People's Party won with 50.1% of the vote, 8,741 votes ahead of Agassi R. Marak (AITC).

Selsella · 2023AC 48
  1. 01
    Arbinstone B Marak
    NPP
    16,595
    50.13%
  2. 02
    Agassi R. Marak
    TMC
    7,854
    23.72%
  3. 03
    Ferlin C.A. Sangma
    BJP
    6,954
    21.01%
  4. 04
    Reynold M Sangma
    INC
    1,184
    3.58%
  5. 05
    Tengsrang Marak
    Independent
    206
    0.62%
  6. 2 other candidates · 313 votes

Margin 8,741 votes · 26.40% of valid votes

36,217
Registered electors
2023 election
92.0%
Turnout
-0.5 pts vs 2018
8,741
Victory margin
26.4% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 33,106 valid votes, NOTA included.

Selsella 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arbinstone B MarakMale · 39 yrs · STNPP16,595
50.13%
2Agassi R. MarakMale · 32 yrs · STTMC7,854
23.72%
3Ferlin C.A. SangmaFemale · 62 yrs · STBJP6,954
21.01%
4Reynold M SangmaMale · 40 yrs · STINC1,184
3.58%
5Tengsrang MarakMale · 35 yrs · STIndependent206
0.62%
6Pollop R MarakMale · 47 yrs · STIndependent185
0.56%
7Subhankar KochMale · 31 yrs · STUDP128
0.39%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%201320182023NPP 50.1%TMC 23.7%BJP 21.0%INC 3.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Arbinstone B MarakNPP · 50.1% · margin 8,741Turnout92.0%
2019 byeFerlin C. A. SangmaNPP · 54.7% · margin 4,396Turnout91.5%
2018Clement MarakINC · 44.9% · margin 3,597Turnout92.5%
2013Clement MarakINC · 50.0% · margin 2,107Turnout92.7%

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

Selsella bye-election, 11 Apr 2019

Turnout 91.5% · 29,033 of 31,717 electors voted

Selsella bye-election 2019-04-11 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ferlin C. A. SangmaNPP15,857
54.66%
2June Eliana R. MarakINC11,461
39.51%
3Adorsho SangmaBJP1,021
3.52%
4Sayeedullah NongrumUDP547
1.89%
—NOTANOTA124
0.43%

Selsella result 2018

Selsella 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Clement MarakINC12,619
44.92%
2Ferlin C. A. SangmaNPP9,022
32.11%
3Dilliram G. MarakIndependent3,296
11.73%
4Promod KochBJP2,367
8.43%
5Biplab A. MarakTMC276
0.98%
6Droming Ch. MarakIndependent276
0.98%
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7Chris Kabul A. SangmaUDP124
0.44%
—NOTANOTA113
0.40%

Selsella result 2013

Selsella 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Clement MarakINC12,004
49.95%
2Conrad Kongkal SangmaNPP9,897
41.19%
3Promod KochSP1,015
4.22%
4Lalthantluanga D. ShiraNCP571
2.38%
5Atul C MarakIndependent543
2.26%
Map

Selsella 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 West Garo Hills district

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

NPPUDPTMCINCVOTPPBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Saleng A SangmaINC16,621 52.7%
  • Agatha K SangmaNPP12,533 39.8%
  • Zenith M SangmaTMC2,058 6.5%
  • Labenn Ch MarakIndependent308 1.0%

In the assembly election NPEP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 4,088 EVM votes.

Open Tura Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Selsella assembly seat in 2023?

Arbinstone B Marak of the National People's Party (NPEP) won Selsella in the 2023 Meghalaya assembly election with 16,595 votes, which was 50.13% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Selsella?

The margin was 8,741 votes (26.40% of valid votes). The runner-up was Agassi R. Marak of the All India Trinamool Congress with 7,854 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Selsella in 2023?

Turnout was 92.00%: 33,318 of 36,217 registered electors voted, across 52 polling stations. That is 0.5 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Selsella part of?

Selsella 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 Selsella had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 11 Apr 2019, Ferlin C. A. Sangma (National People's Party) won by 4,396 votes.

Is Selsella a reserved constituency?

Yes. Selsella 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 Selsella?

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.