Shillong Cantt Assembly constituency
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| Shillong Cantt | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Meghalaya |
| Established | 1972 |
| Abolished | 1977[1] |
| Total electors | 2,593 |
Shillong Cantt Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Meghalaya.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Dhrubanath Joshi | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 1972
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dhrubanath Joshi | 1,263 | 69.78% | New | |
| Independent | Dringson E. Shalam | 353 | 19.50% | New | |
| Independent | Hasting Kharkongor | 116 | 6.41% | New | |
| Independent | Markan Lyndem | 78 | 4.31% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 910 | 50.28% | |||
| Turnout | 1,810 | 72.93% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,593 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.