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Assembly constituency 41 · Meghalaya · ST

Songsak is assembly constituency number 41 in Meghalaya, in East Garo Hills district, and one of the segments of the Tura Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dr. Mukul Sangma of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 44.8% of the vote, 372 votes ahead of Nihim D Shira (NPEP).

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Songsak · 2023AC 41
  1. 01
    Dr. Mukul Sangma
    TMC
    12,689
    44.82%
  2. 02
    Nihim D Shira
    NPP
    12,317
    43.51%
  3. 03
    Champion R. Sangma
    INC
    2,232
    7.88%
  4. 04
    Thomas Marak
    BJP
    776
    2.74%
  5. 05
    Sarenni Marak
    RPI
    296
    1.05%

Margin 372 votes · 1.31% of valid votes

31,824
Registered electors
2023 election
89.7%
Turnout
-0.1 pts vs 2018
372
Victory margin
1.3% of valid votes
Feb 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 28,310 valid votes, NOTA included.

Songsak 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Mukul SangmaMale · 57 yrs · STTMC12,689
44.82%
2Nihim D ShiraMale · 45 yrs · STNPP12,317
43.51%
3Champion R. SangmaMale · 43 yrs · STINC2,232
7.88%
4Thomas MarakMale · 47 yrs · STBJP776
2.74%
5Sarenni MarakFemale · 46 yrs · STRPI296
1.05%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%201320182023TMC 44.8%NPP 43.5%INC 7.9%BJP 2.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Dr. Mukul SangmaTMC · 44.8% · margin 372Turnout89.7%
2018Dr. Mukul SangmaINC · 42.9% · margin 1,830Turnout89.8%
2013Nihim D ShiraNPP · 34.3% · margin 2,179Turnout87.9%

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

Songsak result 2018

Songsak 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Mukul SangmaINC10,274
42.89%
2Nihim D ShiraNPP8,444
35.25%
3Thomas N. MarakBJP3,077
12.85%
4Arun N MarakUDP800
3.34%
5Fardina C. MarakIndependent464
1.94%
6Silman MarakNCP405
1.69%
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7Sandhya R. MarakIndependent274
1.14%
—NOTANOTA216
0.90%

Songsak result 2013

Songsak 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nihim D ShiraNPP6,697
34.28%
2Fardina C MarakIndependent4,518
23.13%
3Tonsing N MarakINC3,947
20.20%
4Lahitson M SangmaIndependent2,779
14.23%
5Arun N MarakUDP1,594
8.16%
Map

Songsak 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

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

  • Saleng A SangmaINC11,891 43.4%
  • Agatha K SangmaNPP8,252 30.1%
  • Zenith M SangmaTMC6,843 25.0%
  • Labenn Ch MarakIndependent393 1.4%

In the assembly election AITC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 3,639 EVM votes.

Open Tura Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Songsak assembly seat in 2023?

Dr. Mukul Sangma of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Songsak in the 2023 Meghalaya assembly election with 12,689 votes, which was 44.82% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Songsak?

The margin was 372 votes (1.31% of valid votes). The runner-up was Nihim D Shira of the National People's Party with 12,317 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Songsak in 2023?

Turnout was 89.69%: 28,543 of 31,824 registered electors voted, across 64 polling stations. That is 0.1 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Songsak part of?

Songsak 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 Songsak a reserved constituency?

Yes. Songsak 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 Songsak?

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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