Bajengdoba Assembly constituency

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

Bajengdoba
Constituency No. 40 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	North Garo Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Tura
Established	1972
Total electors	33,102[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pongseng Marak
Party	National People's Party (India)
Elected year	2023

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
1972	Grohonsing Marak		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978			Indian National Congress
1983	Chamberline Marak
1988
1993	Chamberline B. Marak
1998
2003	John Manner Marak		Nationalist Congress Party
2008
2013	Brigady Napak Marak		Independent politician
2018	Pongseng Marak		National People's Party
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Pongseng Marak	9,900	34.52%	11.16
	INC	Brigady Napak Marak	7,584	26.44%	11.53
	AITC	Tengrak R. Marak	7,431	25.91%	New
	Independent	Chadambe Tengkam B Marak	1,996	6.96%	New
	Independent	Rocky R Marak	744	2.59%	New
	BJP	Henendra A. Sangma	537	1.87%	11.60
	UDP	Rakman Ch Marak	491	1.71%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	241	0.84%	1.41
Margin of victory			2,316	8.07%	0.37
Turnout			28,683	86.65%	2.02
Registered electors			33,102		15.08
	NPP hold		Swing	11.16

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Pongseng Marak	11,648	45.67%	20.29
	INC	Brigady Napak Marak	9,684	37.97%	3.71
	BJP	John Manner Marak	3,435	13.47%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	573	2.25%	New
Margin of victory			1,964	7.70%	6.61
Turnout			25,504	88.67%	0.39
Registered electors			28,764		26.85
	NPP gain from Independent		Swing	10.32

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Brigady Napak Marak	7,139	35.35%	New
	INC	Adolf Lu Hitler R. Marak	6,919	34.26%	0.17
	NPP	John Manner Marak	5,126	25.38%	New
	UDP	Rocky R Marak	1,011	5.01%	15.57
Margin of victory			220	1.09%	5.49
Turnout			20,195	89.06%	4.07
Registered electors			22,676		21.23
	Independent gain from NCP		Swing	5.32

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	John Manner Marak	7,084	40.67%	11.13
	INC	Chamberline B. Marak	5,938	34.09%	5.47
	UDP	Brigady Napak Marak	3,584	20.58%	15.71
	Independent	Winsang Sangma	813	4.67%	New
Margin of victory			1,146	6.58%	5.66
Turnout			17,419	93.12%	17.22
Registered electors			18,705		5.18
	NCP hold		Swing	11.13

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	John Manner Marak	7,756	51.80%	New
	INC	Chamberline B. Marak	5,923	39.56%	10.23
	UDP	Resterbrown Sangma	728	4.86%	43.37
	GNC	Johindro Momin	567	3.79%	1.81
Margin of victory			1,833	12.24%	10.69
Turnout			14,974	75.91%	3.05
Registered electors			19,727		15.19
	NCP gain from INC		Swing	2.01

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chamberline B. Marak	6,212	49.79%	8.35
	UDP	John Manner Marak	6,018	48.23%	New
	GNC	Grohonsing Marak	247	1.98%	New
Margin of victory			194	1.55%	28.76
Turnout			12,477	76.54%	4.51
Registered electors			17,126		17.51
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chamberline B. Marak	6,555	58.14%	6.49
	HPU	Johan Manner Marak	3,137	27.82%	7.55
	MPPP	Jamindro Marak	1,583	14.04%	New
Margin of victory			3,418	30.31%	1.06
Turnout			11,275	79.85%	4.06
Registered electors			14,574		23.66
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chamberline Marak	5,583	64.63%	0.80
	HPU	Grohonsing Marak	3,056	35.37%	New
Margin of victory			2,527	29.25%	0.86
Turnout			8,639	77.18%	10.21
Registered electors			11,786		16.91
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chamberline Marak	4,059	63.82%	12.59
	AHL	Grohonsing Marak	2,144	33.71%	3.23
	HSPDP	Ketchiner A. Sangma	157	2.47%	New
Margin of victory			1,915	30.11%	9.37
Turnout			6,360	66.05%	18.72
Registered electors			10,081		34.07
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Grohonsing Marak	1,709	51.23%	New
	AHL	Levingstone Momin	1,017	30.49%	53.73
	Independent	Promison Momin	610	18.29%	New
Margin of victory			692	20.74%	47.68
Turnout			3,336	48.54%	11.98
Registered electors			7,519		33.93
	INC gain from AHL		Swing	32.98

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Bajengdoba^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Grohonsing Marak	1,531	84.21%	New
	Independent	Broson Momin	287	15.79%	New
Margin of victory			1,244	68.43%
Turnout			1,818	34.22%
Registered electors			5,614
	AHL win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• North Garo Hills district