Jowai Assembly constituency
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| Jowai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 2 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| District | West Jaintia Hills |
| LS constituency | Shillong |
| Total electors | 40,581[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | National People's Party (India) |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Jowai is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of West Jaintia Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency[3] and its current MLA is Wailadmiki Shylla of National People's Party.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
Source:[3]
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | B. B. Shallam | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | |
| 1978 | Tylli Kyndiah | Independent | |
| 1983 | Roytre Christopher Laloo | Indian National Congress | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1993 | |||
| 1998 | Mulieh Singh | United Democratic Party | |
| 2003 | Mulieh Singh | ||
| 2008 | Roytre Christopher Laloo | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Wailadmiki Shylla | National People's Party | |
| 2023[5][6] | |||
Election results[edit]
2023[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Wailadmiki Shylla | ||||
| AITC | A.Andrew Sullai | ||||
| INC | Daniel Den | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Wailadmiki Shylla | 10,657 | 53.2% | ||
| UDP | Moonlight Pariat | 9,354 | 47.8% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also[edit]
- List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
- Jowai
- Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
- West Jaintia Hills district
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Jowai (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ The Indian Express (2 March 2023). "Meghalaya Assembly elections results 2023: Check full list of winners". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Hindustan Times (2 March 2023). "Meghalaya election result 2023: Full list of winners constituency-wise". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.