Ampati Assembly constituency

Ampati is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2]

Ampati
Constituency No. 53 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	South West Garo Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Tura
Established	2008
Total electors	33,101[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Miani D Shira
Party	All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2023

It is part of South West Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
Ampatigiri
1972	Jagabandhu Barman		Indian National Congress
1978	Bhadreswar Koch
1983
1988	Monendro Agitok		Independent politician
1993	Dr. Mukul Sangma
1998			Indian National Congress
2003	Dr. Mukul Sangma
2008
Ampati
2013	Dr. Mukul Sangma		Indian National Congress
2018
2023	Miani D Shira		All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampati^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Miani D Shira	13,446	45.04%	New
	NPP	Stevie M. Marak	11,169	37.41%	New
	BJP	Premananda Koch	4,762	15.95%	16.82
	INC	Uttora Guri Sangma	476	1.59%	62.00
	NOTA	None of the Above	233	0.78%	0.01
Margin of victory			2,277	7.63%	23.19
Turnout			29,853	90.19%	1.52
Registered electors			33,101		15.44
	AITC gain from INC		Swing	18.55

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampati^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Mukul Sangma	16,721	63.59%	5.08
	BJP	Bakul Ch. Hajong	8,617	32.77%	New
	Independent	Joyanto K Marak	546	2.08%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	208	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			8,104	30.82%	10.73
Turnout			26,295	91.71%	1.29
Registered electors			28,673		18.44
	INC hold		Swing	5.08

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampati^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Mukul Sangma	15,031	68.67%	New
	NPP	Clement G. Momin	5,935	27.11%	New
	Independent	Mahiran Hajong	924	4.22%	New
Margin of victory			9,096	41.55%
Turnout			21,890	90.42%
Registered electors			24,209
	INC win (new seat)

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Mukul Sangma	10,626	55.47%	14.48
	NCP	Clement G. Momin	7,660	39.99%	11.38
	Independent	Monendro Agitok	510	2.66%	New
	UDP	Dharmeswar Koch	360	1.88%	New
Margin of victory			2,966	15.48%	3.10
Turnout			19,156	90.53%	13.33
Registered electors			21,161		5.41
	INC hold		Swing	14.48

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Mukul Sangma	7,080	40.99%	16.88
	NCP	Eril Sangma	4,941	28.61%	New
	BJP	Amiya Kr. Hajong	3,710	21.48%	6.37
	Independent	Monendro Agitok	1,110	6.43%	New
	CPI	Ruparth Areng	227	1.31%	New
	Independent	Monendro Marak	203	1.18%	New
Margin of victory			2,139	12.38%	18.48
Turnout			17,271	77.20%	3.05
Registered electors			22,372		12.51
	INC hold		Swing	16.88

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Mukul Sangma	9,235	57.87%	51.10
	Independent	Monendro Agitok	4,310	27.01%	New
	BJP	Amiya Kr. Hajong	2,412	15.12%	4.73
Margin of victory			4,925	30.86%	28.88
Turnout			15,957	82.07%	4.53
Registered electors			19,885		15.51
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dr. Mukul Sangma	4,015	27.51%	New
	HPU	Momendro Agitok	3,726	25.53%	New
	Independent	Jagabandhu Barman	2,070	14.18%	New
	BJP	Bipra Mohan Koch	1,515	10.38%	New
	Independent	Suresh Mree	1,367	9.37%	New
	INC	William Cegil Marak	988	6.77%	25.79
	Independent	Krehot N. Marak	780	5.34%	New
Margin of victory			289	1.98%	5.77
Turnout			14,594	86.92%	2.06
Registered electors			17,215		14.23
	Independent hold		Swing	12.80

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Monendro Agitok	5,025	40.31%	New
	INC	Bhadreswar Koch	4,059	32.56%	0.60
	Independent	Jagabandhu Barman	2,050	16.44%	New
	Independent	Suresh Mree	1,141	9.15%	New
	Independent	Bhupendra Sangma	191	1.53%	New
Margin of victory			966	7.75%	5.76
Turnout			12,466	85.38%	7.41
Registered electors			15,071		23.25
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	7.15

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bhadreswar Koch	3,053	33.16%	30.20
	HSPDP	Monendro Agitok	2,870	31.17%	New
	Independent	Jagabandhu Barman	2,324	25.24%	New
	AHL	Baikunthanath Roy Koch	961	10.44%	New
Margin of victory			183	1.99%	35.74
Turnout			9,208	78.29%	9.30
Registered electors			12,228		12.36
	INC hold		Swing	30.20

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bhadreswar Koch	4,551	63.36%	25.85
	Independent	Jagabandhu Barman	1,841	25.63%	New
	Independent	Benoy Bhushan Marak	791	11.01%	New
Margin of victory			2,710	37.73%	34.50
Turnout			7,183	69.28%	21.40
Registered electors			10,883		48.05
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Ampatigiri^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jagabandhu Barman	1,230	37.51%	New
	Independent	Lakhindra Hajong	1,124	34.28%	New
	Independent	Binoy Bhusan Marak	925	28.21%	New
Margin of victory			106	3.23%
Turnout			3,279	47.80%
Registered electors			7,351
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• South West Garo Hills district