Songsak Assembly constituency

Songsak is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.[2] It is part of East Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency.[3]

Songsak
Constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateMeghalaya
DistrictEast Garo Hills
LS constituencyTura
Total electors26,687[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAMukul Sangma
PartyAll India Trinamool Congress
Elected year2023

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Source:[3]

Year Party MLA Votes
1972 All Party Hill Leaders Conference Elwin Sangma 819
1975* All Party Hill Leaders Conference Miriam D. Shira 2,268
1978 Independent Miriam D. Shira 1,156
1983 Indian National Congress Elwin Sangma 2,190
1988 Hill People's Union Lehinson Sangma 3,047
1993 Indian National Congress Tonsing N. Marak 5,105
1998 Indian National Congress Tonsing N. Marak 4,089
2003 United Democratic Party Heltone N. Marak 4,875
2005* Indian National Congress Tonsing N. Marak 3,890
2008 Nationalist Congress Party Nihim D. Shira 5,687
2013 National People's Party Nihim D. Shira 6,697
2018 Indian National Congress Mukul Sangma[1] 10,274
2021 All India Trinamool Congress Mukul Sangma[1] 10,274

* Bye-election

Election results

2023
2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election: Songsak[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Mukul Sangma
INC
NPP Nihim D. Shira
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

2018
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Songsak[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dr. Mukul Sangma
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

See also

References
  1. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 – Meghalaya – Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Songsak (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

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