Chokpot Assembly constituency
| Chokpot | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 59 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | South Garo Hills |
| LS constituency | Tura |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 32,180 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2018 |
Chokpot is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[1] It is part of South Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]The list of MLAs are given below:[2]
| Year | MLA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Jackman Marak | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | |
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | Clifford Marak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | Hill People's Union | ||
| 1993 | Masonsing Sangma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Clifford Marak | Garo National Council | |
| 2003 | Masonsing Sangma | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | Clifford Marak | Garo National Council | |
| 2018 | Lazarus Sangma[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Sengchim N. Sangma[4] | National People's Party | |
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Sengchim N. Sangma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lazarus Sangma | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
[edit]- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- South Garo Hills district
- Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)
References
[edit]- ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Chokpot (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.