Mawprem Assembly constituency

Mawprem Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in the India state of Meghalaya.

Mawprem
Former constituency for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
Established	1972
Abolished	2013[1]
Total electors	18,820

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1972	Maham Singh		Indian National Congress
1978	Dhrubanath Joshi
1983
1988
1993
1998
2003	Ardhendu Choudhuri		Nationalist Congress Party
2005 By-election	Manas Chaudhuri		Independent politician
2008

Election results

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Manas Chaudhuri	7,833	52.19%	New
	INC	Binod Kr Joshi	5,155	34.35%	1.06
	BJP	Vijay Rai	1,668	11.11%	3.59
	Independent	Santar Son Nongrum	185	1.23%	New
	LJP	Roger L. D. Syiemlieh	168	1.12%	New
Margin of victory			2,678	17.84%	4.59
Turnout			15,009	79.75%	29.87
Registered electors			18,820		5.61
	Independent hold		Swing	3.54

Assembly By-election 2005

2005 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly by-election: Mawprem^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Manas Chaudhuri	4,839	48.65%	New
	INC	Dambar B. Gurung	3,521	35.40%	8.31
	BJP	Bir Bahadur Chettri	1,462	14.70%	8.97
	HSPDP	L. Morrow Mohon Kharpuri	88	0.88%	New
	Independent	Joyjit Bose	36	0.36%	New
Margin of victory			1,318	13.25%	2.14
Turnout			9,946	49.88%	1.58
Registered electors			19,938		1.51
	Independent gain from NCP		Swing	10.46

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Ardhendu Choudhuri	3,979	38.20%	New
	INC	Dhrubanath Joshi	2,822	27.09%	28.77
	BJP	Bir Bahadur Chettri	2,466	23.67%	15.37
	Independent	Wanbok S. Lyngdoh	1,068	10.25%	New
	Independent	Som Rana	82	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			1,157	11.11%	5.71
Turnout			10,417	51.49%	6.30
Registered electors			20,243		9.90
	NCP gain from INC		Swing	17.66

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhrubanath Joshi	5,943	55.86%	24.18
	BJP	H. Aiontis Roy Kharphuli	4,154	39.05%	12.53
	UDP	Tyngshain Mawlong	422	3.97%	New
	SP	Hridesh R. Nath	120	1.13%	New
Margin of victory			1,789	16.82%	11.65
Turnout			10,639	60.07%	6.80
Registered electors			18,419		23.03
	INC hold		Swing	24.18

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhrubanath Joshi	3,062	31.68%	26.37
	BJP	H. Aiontis Roy Kharphuli	2,563	26.52%	New
	Independent	Bir Bahadur Chettri	1,944	20.11%	New
	Independent	Humboy Shullai	1,223	12.65%	New
	HSPDP	K. M. Warjri	566	5.86%	New
	Independent	Tanlihok Tham	141	1.46%	New
	MPPP	Hereford S. Sawian	94	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			499	5.16%	16.91
Turnout			9,666	66.60%	0.82
Registered electors			14,971		37.94
	INC hold		Swing	26.37

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhrubanath Joshi	4,119	58.05%	4.72
	Independent	Hereford S. Sawian	2,553	35.98%	New
	HPU	Aibor Singh Nongkynri	424	5.98%	New
Margin of victory			1,566	22.07%	4.48
Turnout			7,096	68.81%	0.75
Registered electors			10,853		10.84
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhrubanath Joshi	3,375	53.33%	3.84
	Independent	Hereford S. Sawian	2,262	35.74%	New
	CPI	Jokendro Lanong	527	8.33%	New
	Independent	Narayan Joshi	165	2.61%	New
Margin of victory			1,113	17.59%	21.36
Turnout			6,329	69.04%	0.04
Registered electors			9,792		29.64
	INC hold		Swing	3.84

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhrubanath Joshi	2,789	57.16%	12.51
	Independent	Harendra Kumar Datta	889	18.22%	New
	Independent	Liladhar Chowhdhury	812	16.64%	New
	HSPDP	Ochondro Singh Syiemlieh	325	6.66%	New
	Independent	Nobait Swear	64	1.31%	New
Margin of victory			1,900	38.94%	0.40
Turnout			4,879	67.77%	2.30
Registered electors			7,553		2.37
	INC hold		Swing	12.51

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawprem^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Maham Singh	3,202	69.67%	New
	Independent	Jokendro Lanong	1,394	30.33%	New
Margin of victory			1,808	39.34%
Turnout			4,596	64.56%
Registered electors			7,378
	INC win (new seat)