Jirang Assembly constituency

Jirang
Jirang
Constituency No. 10 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	Ri Bhoi
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	1978
Total electors	42,206
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Sosthenes Sohtun
Party	National People's Party
Elected year	2023

Jirang is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2] It is part of Ri Bhoi district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, it is represented by Sosthenes Sohtun of the National People's Party.

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Election	Name
1978	Snomick Kalwing	Indian National Congress
1983	Gerson Lyngdoh	Hill State People's Democratic Party
1988	J. Dringwell Rymbai	Indian National Congress
1993
1998
2003
2008		United Democratic Party
2013	Lamboklang Mylliem	North East Social Democratic Party
2018	Sosthenes Sohtun	National People's Party
2023	Sosthenes Sohtun	National People's Party

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Sosthenes Sohtun	12,690	36.74%	5.71
	INC	Adrian Lambert Mylliem	11,067	32.04%	1.74
	UDP	Badhok Nongmalieh	4,107	11.89%	New
	AITC	Sunmoon D. Marak	3,928	11.37%	New
	BJP	Riya Sangma	2,075	6.01%	7.64
	Independent	Forcaster Nongrang	268	0.78%	New
	Independent	Lee Trevor Bareh	226	0.65%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	315	0.91%	0.65
Margin of victory			1,623	4.70%	3.98
Turnout			34,536	81.83%	2.85
Registered electors			42,206		17.52
	NPP hold		Swing	5.71

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Sosthenes Sohtun	9,437	31.03%	10.05
	INC	Witness Day Sancley	9,217	30.31%	1.37
	PDF	Lamboklang Mylliem	6,351	20.88%	New
	BJP	Badhok Nongmalieh	4,152	13.65%	New
	Independent	Comfort Doloi	346	1.14%	New
	NCP	Bity Jyrwa	215	0.71%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	475	1.56%	New
Margin of victory			220	0.72%	9.36
Turnout			30,411	84.67%	2.84
Registered electors			35,915		26.99
	NPP gain from NESDP		Swing	10.73

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NESDP	Lamboklang Mylliem	10,336	41.76%	*New*
	INC	Barnabas Nongbah	7,840	31.68%	11.64
	NPP	Sosthenes Sohtun	5,194	20.99%	New
	LJP	Martin Lyngdoh	562	2.27%	New
	NCP	Abraham S. Sangma	495	2.00%	16.05
	UDP	Wonderlyne Lapang	323	1.31%	25.54
Margin of victory			2,496	10.08%	3.27
Turnout			24,750	87.51%	0.63
Registered electors			28,281		14.80
	NESDP gain from UDP		Swing	14.91

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	J. Dringwell Rymbai	5,830	26.85%	7.58
	INC	William Mynsong	4,350	20.03%	7.85
	NCP	Laborious Manik S. Syiem	3,919	18.05%	6.13
	Independent	Balajied Ranee	3,084	14.20%	New
	Independent	Hepley Khonglah	1,842	8.48%	New
	Independent	Probin K. Raswai	1,074	4.95%	New
	MDP	Jemberson K. Marak	868	4.00%	New
Margin of victory			1,480	6.82%	1.80
Turnout			21,715	88.15%	26.35
Registered electors			24,635		9.19
	UDP gain from INC		Swing	1.04

Members of the Legislative Assembly

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jirang^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Dringwell Rymbai	3,888	27.89%	24.03
	UDP	Artist Ranee	2,687	19.27%	6.76
	Independent	Oral Syngkli	2,132	15.29%	New
	NCP	Jriangsing Phanbuh	1,661	11.91%	New
	Independent	Nirjo Marak	1,519	10.90%	New
	PDM	Thre Nongrum	709	5.09%	New
	KHNAM	Snomick Kalwing	453	3.25%	New
Margin of victory			1,201	8.61%	17.26
Turnout			13,942	61.90%	1.67
Registered electors			22,562		5.31
	INC hold		Swing	24.03

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jirang^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Dringwell Rymbai	7,058	51.91%	3.49
	UDP	Micheal Giri Dkhar	3,540	26.04%	New
	HSPDP	Oral Syngkli	1,984	14.59%	New
	Independent	Medliton Nongrum	748	5.50%	New
	CPI	Marshal Wahlang	220	1.62%	New
	Independent	Dis Mawshai	46	0.34%	New
Margin of victory			3,518	25.88%	7.88
Turnout			13,596	66.76%	7.44
Registered electors			21,424		22.63
	INC hold		Swing	3.49

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jirang^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Dringwell Rymbai	5,998	48.43%	22.13
	HPU	Michael Giri Dkhar	3,769	30.43%	9.38
	Independent	Khrawbok Khongwar	1,545	12.47%	New
	Independent	Medliton Nangrum	553	4.46%	New
	Independent	Jogen A. Sangma	233	1.88%	New
	Independent	A. Blingtodar Diengdoh	141	1.14%	New
	AHL(AM)	R. W. Kharmawphlang	105	0.85%	New
Margin of victory			2,229	18.00%	12.75
Turnout			12,386	74.34%	11.86
Registered electors			17,470		29.44
	INC hold		Swing	22.13

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Jirang^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Dringwell Rymbai	2,095	26.29%	2.45
	HPU	Gerson Lyngdoh	1,677	21.05%	New
	Independent	Snomick Kalwing	1,656	20.78%	New
	Independent	Rodess Roy Thangkhiew	799	10.03%	New
	Independent	Medliton Nongrum	702	8.81%	New
	HSPDP	Pingkisno Kylwing	502	6.30%	22.98
	PDC	Fransis C. Mawiong	324	4.07%	0.01
Margin of victory			418	5.25%	0.19
Turnout			7,968	62.65%	5.65
Registered electors			13,497		17.92
	INC gain from HSPDP		Swing	2.99