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Jowai Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 25°27′N 92°12′E / 25.45°N 92.2°E / 25.45; 92.2
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Jowai
Constituency No. 2 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateMeghalaya
DistrictWest Jaintia Hills
LS constituencyShillong
Established1972
Total electors40,581[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyNational People's Party (India)
Elected year2023

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

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Source:[3]

Year Name Party State
1967 Edwingson Barch All Party Hill Leaders Conference Assam
1972 B. B. Shallam All Party Hill Leaders Conference Meghalaya
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

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2023

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Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election, 2023: Jowai[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Wailadmiki Shylla
AITC A.Andrew Sullai
INC Daniel Den
Majority
Turnout

2018

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2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jowai[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Wailadmiki Shylla 10,657 53.2%
UDP Moonlight Pariat 9,354 47.8%
Majority
Turnout

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Jowai (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 - Meghalaya - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

25°27′N 92°12′E / 25.45°N 92.2°E / 25.45; 92.2