Mawkynrew Assembly constituency

Mawkynrew is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2] It is part of East Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies, 2008^[3] and had its first election in 2013. As of 2023, its representative is Banteidor Lyngdoh of the People's Democratic Front party.

Mawkynrew
Constituency No. 29 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	2008
Total electors	37,189[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Banteidor Lyngdoh
Party	People's Democratic Front
Elected year	2023

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
2013	Remington Pyngrope[4]		United Democratic Party
2018[5]	Banteidor Lyngdoh		People's Democratic Front
2023[1]

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawkynrew^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PDF	Banteidor Lyngdoh	11,789	35.50%	3.67
	HSPDP	Martle Mukhim	7,652	23.04%	6.89
	NPP	Kansing Lyngshiang	7,360	22.16%	1.58
	UDP	Remington Pyngrope	5,385	16.22%	New
	INC	Pynhunlang Nongrum	465	1.40%	13.34
	AITC	Dondor Marbaniang	463	1.39%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	247	0.74%	0.26
Margin of victory			4,137	12.46%	10.56
Turnout			33,207	89.29%	3.42
Registered electors			37,189		19.33
	PDF hold		Swing	3.67

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawkynrew^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PDF	Banteidor Lyngdoh	8,519	31.83%	New
	HSPDP	Martle Mukhim	8,010	29.93%	New
	NPP	Remington Pyngrope	5,508	20.58%	New
	INC	Olet Kharsohnoh	3,945	14.74%	7.99
	KHNAM	Lamborskhem Kharpuri	364	1.36%	New
	Independent	Dwin Singh Lynshiang	221	0.83%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	130	0.49%	New
Margin of victory			509	1.90%	0.07
Turnout			26,762	85.87%	6.36
Registered electors			31,165		20.27
	PDF gain from UDP		Swing	4.58

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawkynrew^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Remington Pyngrope	6,513	27.25%	New
	Independent	Banteidor Lyngdoh	6,076	25.42%	New
	MDP	Martle Mukhim	5,879	24.60%	New
	INC	Drosing K. Khongjoh	5,432	22.73%	New
Margin of victory			437	1.83%
Turnout			23,900	92.24%
Registered electors			25,912
	UDP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• East Khasi Hills district