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Assembly constituency 23 · Meghalaya · ST

Sohiong is assembly constituency number 23 in Meghalaya, in East Khasi Hills district, and one of the segments of the Shillong Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh Thabah of the United Democratic Party won with 51.9% of the vote, 3,422 votes ahead of Samlin Malngiang (NPEP).

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Sohiong · 2023AC 23
  1. 01
    Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh Thabah
    UDP
    16,679
    51.86%
  2. 02
    Samlin Malngiang
    NPP
    13,257
    41.22%
  3. 03
    S. Osborne Kharjana
    INC
    1,762
    5.48%
  4. 04
    Stodingstar Thabah
    TMC
    89
    0.28%
  5. 05
    Sandondor Ryntathiang
    HSPDP
    62
    0.19%
  6. 1 other candidate · 40 votesNOTA · 272 (0.85%)

Margin 3,422 votes · 10.64% of valid votes

34,790
Registered electors
2023 election
92.5%
Turnout
+1.5 pts vs 2018
3,422
Victory margin
10.6% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 32,161 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sohiong 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh ThabahMale · 40 yrs · STUDP16,679
51.86%
2Samlin MalngiangMale · 40 yrs · STNPP13,257
41.22%
3S. Osborne KharjanaMale · 52 yrs · STINC1,762
5.48%
—NOTANOTA272
0.85%
4Stodingstar ThabahMale · 41 yrs · STTMC89
0.28%
5Sandondor RyntathiangMale · 27 yrs · STHSPDP62
0.19%
6Seraph Eric KharbukiMale · 26 yrs · STBJP40
0.12%
Past results

The seat changed hands: HSPDP won in 2018, UDP in 2023.

0%20%40%60%201320182023UDP 51.9%NPP 41.2%INC 5.5%HSPDP 0.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh ThabahUDP · 51.9% · margin 3,422Turnout92.5%
2018Samlin MalngiangHSPDP · 45.8% · margin 622Turnout91.0%
2013H. Donkupar R. LyngdohINC · 56.5% · margin 2,852Turnout92.2%

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

Sohiong result 2018

Sohiong 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Samlin MalngiangHSPDP11,960
45.75%
2H. Donkupar R. LyngdohINC11,338
43.37%
3Judah Justine Macdonald WahlangPDF2,670
10.21%
—NOTANOTA175
0.67%

Sohiong result 2013

Sohiong 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1H. Donkupar R. LyngdohINC12,353
56.53%
2Braston KharphuliUDP9,501
43.47%
Map

Sohiong 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Dr. Ricky Andrew J. SyngkonVOTPP16,771 62.1%
  • Dr. Mazel Ampareen LyngdohNPP4,128 15.3%
  • Vincent H. PalaINC3,481 12.9%
  • Robertjune KharjahrinUDP1,972 7.3%
  • Prof. Lakhon KmaIndependent533 2.0%

In the assembly election UDP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, VOTPP led here by 12,643 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sohiong assembly seat in 2023?

Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh Thabah of the United Democratic Party (UDP) won Sohiong in the 2023 Meghalaya assembly election with 16,679 votes, which was 51.86% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sohiong?

The margin was 3,422 votes (10.64% of valid votes). The runner-up was Samlin Malngiang of the National People's Party with 13,257 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sohiong in 2023?

Turnout was 92.45%: 32,165 of 34,790 registered electors voted, across 63 polling stations. That is 1.5 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sohiong part of?

Sohiong is an assembly segment of the Shillong Lok Sabha constituency in Meghalaya. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Ricky Andrew J. Syngkon got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Sohiong a reserved constituency?

Yes. Sohiong 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 Sohiong?

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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