Dadenggre Assembly constituency

Dadenggre is a town in the West Garo Hills district and one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2] It is part of West Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] Current MLA from this constituency is James Sangma of National People's Party.^[4][5][6]

Dadenggre
Constituency No. 49 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	West Garo Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Tura
Established	1972
Total electors	36,136[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rupa M. Marak
Party	All India Trinamool Congress
Elected year	2023

Member of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1972	Reidson Momin		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978	Bronson W. Momin
1983	Norwin Sangma		Indian National Congress
1988	Norwin B. Sangma
1993	Augustine D.Marak		Independent politician
1998
2003	Edmund K Sangma		Nationalist Congress Party
2008	Augustine D.Marak		Indian National Congress
2013	James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma		National People's Party
2018
2023	Rupa M. Marak		All India Trinamool Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Rupa M. Marak	15,702	48.18%	42.73
	NPP	James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma	15,684	48.12%	22.03
	BJP	Braining R. Marak	481	1.48%	New
	INC	Chesterfield Sangma	367	1.13%	13.12
	RPI(A)	Witjeng N. Sangma	359	1.10%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	326	1.00%	0.68
Margin of victory			18	0.06%	9.98
Turnout			32,593	90.20%	1.79
Registered electors			36,136		19.81
	AITC gain from NPP		Swing	22.09

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma	7,239	26.09%	3.83
	Independent	Rupa M. Marak	4,454	16.05%	New
	Independent	June Eliana R. Marak	4,242	15.29%	New
	INC	Ismail R. Marak	3,953	14.25%	8.80
	Independent	Levastone T. Sangma	3,576	12.89%	New
	AITC	Bredar Bolwari Marak	1,510	5.44%	New
	Independent	Labenn Ch. Marak	1,436	5.18%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	465	1.68%	New
Margin of victory			2,785	10.04%	6.33
Turnout			27,746	91.99%	0.69
Registered electors			30,162		22.52
	NPP hold		Swing	3.83

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma	6,725	29.92%	New
	Independent	Ismail R. Marak	5,892	26.21%	New
	INC	Purno K. Sangma	5,180	23.05%	16.27
	Independent	Sengman R. Marak	3,023	13.45%	New
	Independent	Somip R. Marak	1,367	6.08%	New
	NCP	Rohidas Marak	290	1.29%	32.29
Margin of victory			833	3.71%	2.03
Turnout			22,477	91.30%	0.61
Registered electors			24,618		5.90
	NPP gain from INC		Swing	9.40

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Augustine D.Marak	8,401	39.32%	2.19
	NCP	Edmund K.Sangma	7,176	33.58%	9.68
	Independent	Pejush R. Marak	1,878	8.79%	New
	Independent	David Ch.Marak	1,610	7.53%	New
	Independent	Josasburdin A.Sangma	745	3.49%	New
	Independent	Hapine M.Marak	676	3.16%	New
	Independent	Sengban R. Sangma	444	2.08%	New
Margin of victory			1,225	5.73%	3.97
Turnout			21,367	91.91%	14.08
Registered electors			23,247		1.51
	INC gain from NCP		Swing	3.95

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Edmund K Sangma	7,948	43.26%	New
	INC	Augustine D.Marak	7,625	41.51%	1.04
	Independent	Sengban R. Sangma	1,290	7.02%	New
	BJP	Hemrith Marak	913	4.97%	New
	UDP	Jova Marak	345	1.88%	New
	CPI	Witherson Marak	250	1.36%	New
Margin of victory			323	1.76%	4.73
Turnout			18,371	77.83%	3.50
Registered electors			23,603		9.29
	NCP gain from Independent		Swing	5.77

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Augustine D.Marak	7,871	49.03%	New
	INC	Edmund K. Sangma	6,830	42.55%	13.04
	GNC	Norwin Sangma	1,351	8.42%	New
Margin of victory			1,041	6.49%	6.18
Turnout			16,052	77.41%	2.92
Registered electors			21,596		13.05
	Independent hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Augustine D.Marak	4,399	29.81%	New
	INC	Norwin B. Sangma	4,354	29.51%	5.23
	HPU	Ranald Momin	3,158	21.40%	0.56
	Independent	Denison Sangma	2,845	19.28%	New
Margin of victory			45	0.30%	13.60
Turnout			14,756	79.55%	12.52
Registered electors			19,103		19.78
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	4.93

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Norwin B. Sangma	3,586	34.74%	9.08
	HPU	Denison Sangma	2,151	20.84%	New
	Independent	Ronald Momin	1,908	18.48%	New
	Independent	Levison Sangma	1,610	15.60%	New
Margin of victory			1,435	13.90%	0.38
Turnout			10,323	67.82%	2.97
Registered electors			15,949		25.74
	INC hold		Swing	9.08

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Norwin Sangma	3,432	43.81%	5.63
	HSPDP	Denison M. Sangma	2,313	29.53%	New
	AHL	Bronson W. Momin	2,088	26.66%	35.16
Margin of victory			1,119	14.29%	9.35
Turnout			7,833	65.54%	17.26
Registered electors			12,684		22.37
	INC gain from AHL		Swing

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Bronson W. Momin	2,851	61.82%	3.77
	INC	Norwin Sangma	1,761	38.18%	New
Margin of victory			1,090	23.63%	7.53
Turnout			4,612	47.85%	20.79
Registered electors			10,365		73.65
	AHL hold		Swing	3.77

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Dadenggre^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Reidson Momin	928	65.58%	New
	Independent	Bronson W. Momin	487	34.42%	New
Margin of victory			441	31.17%
Turnout			1,415	26.55%
Registered electors			5,969
	AHL win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)
• West Garo Hills district