Kharkutta Assembly constituency

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

Kharkutta
Constituency No. 37 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	North Garo Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Tura
Established	2003
Total electors	43,109[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rupert Momin
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	Pretting Tone Sangma		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978			Indian National Congress
1983
1988	Luderberg Ch. Momin		Hill People's Union
1993	Elstone D. Marak		Independent politician
1998			Indian National Congress
2003			Nationalist Congress Party
2008	Omillo K.Sangma
2013	Cherak Watre Momin		Indian National Congress
2018	Rupert Momin		National People's Party
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Rupert Momin	17,426	47.71%	2.46
	AITC	Cherak Watre Momin	15,896	43.52%	New
	INC	Chireng Peter R. Marak	1,746	4.78%	37.97
	BJP	Elstone D. Marak	932	2.55%	2.54
	UDP	Luderberg Ch. Momin	525	1.44%	0.28
	NOTA	None of the Above	526	1.44%	0.63
Margin of victory			1,530	4.19%	1.69
Turnout			36,525	84.73%	2.37
Registered electors			43,109		15.94
	NPP hold		Swing	2.46

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Rupert Momin	14,654	45.25%	19.97
	INC	Cherak Watre Momin	13,845	42.75%	10.41
	BJP	Synal M. Sangma	1,648	5.09%	5.65
	NCP	Priyam Sangma	1,240	3.83%	New
	UDP	Luderberg Ch. Momin	556	1.72%	5.42
	NOTA	None of the Above	263	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			809	2.50%	4.56
Turnout			32,386	87.10%	2.41
Registered electors			37,183		31.67
	NPP gain from INC		Swing	12.91

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Cherak Watre Momin	7,733	32.34%	16.68
	NPP	Omillo K. Sangma	6,046	25.28%	New
	Independent	Rupert Momin	5,862	24.51%	New
	BJP	Elstone D. Marak	2,567	10.73%	New
	UDP	Luderberg Ch. Momin	1,706	7.13%	3.70
Margin of victory			1,687	7.05%	5.46
Turnout			23,914	84.68%	5.21
Registered electors			28,239		31.71
	INC gain from NCP		Swing	0.99

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Omillo K.Sangma	6,424	33.33%	8.16
	Independent	Rupert Momin	6,117	31.74%	New
	INC	Elstone D.Marak	3,018	15.66%	4.75
	UDP	Luderberg Ch.Momin	2,088	10.83%	1.86
	Independent	Subash Marak	1,372	7.12%	New
	Independent	Biporal K.Marak	256	1.33%	New
Margin of victory			307	1.59%	19.49
Turnout			19,275	89.90%	14.21
Registered electors			21,441		2.51
	NCP hold		Swing	8.16

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Elstone D. Marak	6,568	41.49%	New
	INC	Subash Marak	3,230	20.40%	28.02
	Independent	Omillo K. Sangma	3,034	19.16%	New
	UDP	Luderberg Ch. Momin	2,009	12.69%	5.01
	Independent	Cary Marak	990	6.25%	New
Margin of victory			3,338	21.09%	7.44
Turnout			15,831	75.68%	4.41
Registered electors			20,917		14.17
	NCP gain from INC		Swing	6.94

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Elstone D. Marak	6,324	48.43%	26.25
	Independent	Omillo K. Sangma	2,599	19.90%	New
	UDP	Luderberg Ch. Momin	2,312	17.70%	New
	Independent	Grithalson N. Aregh	1,581	12.11%	New
	GNC	Birendro Sangma	243	1.86%	New
Margin of victory			3,725	28.52%	26.42
Turnout			13,059	74.18%	1.65
Registered electors			18,321		18.19
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	20.06

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elstone D. Marak	3,207	28.37%	New
	HPU	Luderberg Ch. Momin	2,969	26.26%	17.92
	INC	Kurendra D. Shira	2,507	22.18%	19.34
	Independent	Omillo K. Sangma	2,306	20.40%	New
	Independent	Earnest Momin	316	2.80%	New
Margin of victory			238	2.11%	0.57
Turnout			11,305	75.47%	7.62
Registered electors			15,501		28.17
	Independent gain from HPU		Swing	15.81

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	Luderberg Ch. Momin	3,490	44.18%	New
	INC	Pretting Tone Sangma	3,279	41.51%	3.99
	Independent	Earnest Momin	583	7.38%	New
Margin of victory			211	2.67%	16.68
Turnout			7,899	68.29%	7.02
Registered electors			12,094		8.87
	HPU gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pretting Tone Sangma	2,947	45.51%	4.31
	Independent	Kurendra D. Shira	1,694	26.16%	New
	AHL	Luderberg Ch. Momin	1,089	16.82%	2.50
	Independent	Sedinath G. Momin	599	9.25%	New
	Independent	Earnest Momin	147	2.27%	New
Margin of victory			1,253	19.35%	2.09
Turnout			6,476	60.73%	4.22
Registered electors			11,109		35.84
	INC hold		Swing	4.31

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pretting Tone Sangma	2,203	49.82%	New
	Independent	Kurendra D.Shira	1,255	28.38%	New
	AHL	Milton Sangma	854	19.31%	34.66
	Independent	Earnest Momin	110	2.49%	New
Margin of victory			948	21.44%	12.23
Turnout			4,422	57.46%	25.68
Registered electors			8,178		64.91
	INC gain from AHL		Swing	4.16

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Kharkutta^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Pretting Tone Sangma	760	53.98%	New
	Independent	Wetherson Monin	286	20.31%	New
	Independent	Chemberlin Sangma	215	15.27%	New
	Independent	Arnesh Momin	147	10.44%	New
Margin of victory			474	33.66%
Turnout			1,408	29.93%
Registered electors			4,959
	AHL win (new seat)

See also

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