Mawthadraishan Assembly constituency

Mawthadraishan is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2] The constituency was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies, 2008.^[3] It had its first election in 2013. It is part of Eastern West Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2023, it is represented by Shakliar Warjri of the Hill State People's Democratic Party.

Mawthadraishan
Constituency No. 31 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	Eastern West Khasi Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	2008
Total electors	43,766[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Shakliar Warjri
Party	Hill State People's Democratic Party
Elected year	2023

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2013[4]	Brolding Nongsiej		United Democratic Party
2018[5]
2023	Shakliar Warjri[1]		Hill State People's Democratic Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawthadraishan^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HSPDP	Shakliar Warjri	17,366	42.96%	7.36
	UDP	Brolding Nongsiej	15,013	37.14%	4.04
	NPP	Biolinda L Nonglait	7,658	18.95%	New
	INC	Fourteenson Lyngkhoi	260	0.64%	10.24
	NOTA	None of the Above	316	0.78%	0.29
Margin of victory			2,353	5.82%	0.25
Turnout			40,420	92.35%	0.27
Registered electors			43,766		22.76
	HSPDP gain from UDP		Swing	1.78

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawthadraishan^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Brolding Nongsiej	13,520	41.18%	11.18
	HSPDP	Biolinda L Nonglait	11,691	35.61%	7.24
	INC	Pios Kurbah	3,573	10.88%	9.91
	PDF	Blandingstar Warjri	3,486	10.62%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	160	0.49%	New
Margin of victory			1,829	5.57%	3.94
Turnout			32,832	92.09%	1.84
Registered electors			35,653		23.99
	UDP hold		Swing	11.18

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mawthadraishan^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Brolding Nongsiej	7,786	30.00%	New
	HSPDP	Fenella Lyngdoh Nonglait	7,362	28.37%	New
	Independent	Irin Lyngdoh	5,408	20.84%	New
	INC	Boldness L.Nongum	5,395	20.79%	New
Margin of victory			424	1.63%
Turnout			25,951	90.25%
Registered electors			28,755
	UDP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly