Mawryngkneng Assembly constituency

Mawryngkneng 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. Heaving Stone Kharpran is the current MLA from this constituency.

Mawryngkneng
Constituency No. 13 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	39,802[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Heaving Stone Kharpran
Party	Voice of the People Party
Elected year	2023

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2013	David A Nongrum		Independent politician
2018			Indian National Congress
2021 By-election	Pyniaid Sing Syiem		National People's Party
2023	Heaving Stone Kharpran		Voice of the People Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawryngkneng^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	VPP	Heaving Stone Kharpran	11,424	33.36%	New
	UDP	Osaphi Smithson Jyrwa	10,182	29.73%	New
	NPP	Pyniaid Sing Syiem	9,541	27.86%	21.64
	AITC	Banshanlang Lawai	1,559	4.55%	New
	BJP	Highlander Kharmalki	968	2.83%	New
	INC	Esron Marwein	433	1.26%	41.90
	NOTA	None of the Above	282	0.82%	0.01
Margin of victory			1,242	3.63%	2.71
Turnout			34,243	86.03%	8.26
Registered electors			39,802		8.10
	VPP gain from NPP		Swing	16.14

Assembly By-election 2021

This by-election was needed due to the death of sitting MLA, Syntar Klas Sunn after a cardiac arrest, on 2 February 2021.^[4] The election, which was carried out on 30 October 2021, was won by Pyniaid Sing Syiem, a candidate of the National People's Party.^[5][6][7]

2021 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly by-election: Mawryngkneng^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Pyniaid Sing Syiem	14,177	49.51%	27.99
	INC	Highlander Kharmalki	12,361	43.16%	5.91
	Independent	Norbert Marboh	1,400	4.89%	New
	Independent	Esron Marwein	485	1.69%	New
	Independent	Arbiangkam Kharsohmat	214	0.75%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	238	0.83%	0.17
Margin of victory			1,816	6.34%	7.22
Turnout			28,637	78.43%	8.41
Registered electors			36,820		14.37
	NPP gain from INC		Swing	12.25

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawryngkneng^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	David A Nongrum	10,336	37.25%	12.44
	PDF	Highlander Kharmalki	6,573	23.69%	New
	NPP	Pyniaid Sing Syiem	5,969	21.51%	New
	UDP	Pynehborlang Mukhim	3,011	10.85%	7.71
	KHNAM	Moses Kharbithai	1,037	3.74%	New
	BJP	Torry Teison Kharsati	411	1.48%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	184	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			3,763	13.56%	10.78
Turnout			27,746	86.18%	2.97
Registered electors			32,195		27.77
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	9.65

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawryngkneng^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David A Nongrum	6,200	27.60%	New
	INC	Pynehborlang Mukhim	5,574	24.81%	New
	UDP	Highlander Kharmalki	4,170	18.56%	New
	Independent	Osaphi Smithson Jyrwa	3,287	14.63%	New
	Independent	Munu Paul Muktieh	2,030	9.04%	New
	HSPDP	Pyniaid Sing Syiem	1,204	5.36%	New
Margin of victory			626	2.79%
Turnout			22,465	89.15%
Registered electors			25,198
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

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