Mendipathar Assembly constituency

Mendipathar is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2] It is part of North Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Tura Lok Sabha constituency.^[3]

Mendipathar
Constituency No. 38 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	North Garo Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Tura
Established	1972
Total electors	29,232[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Marthon Sangma
Party	AITC
Elected year	2018

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The list of MLAs are given below – ^[3]

Year	Member	Party
1972	Sibendra Narayan Koch		Indian National Congress
1978	Beninstand G. Momin		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1983
1988			Hill People's Union
1993	Frankenstein W. Momin		Indian National Congress
1998
2003	Beninstand G. Momin		United Democratic Party
2008	Frankenstein W. Momin		Indian National Congress
2013	Marthon Sangma		Nationalist Congress Party
2018			Indian National Congress
2023			National People's Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Marthon Sangma	9,363	37.85%	8.41
	INC	Timjim K. Momin	5,538	22.39%	18.87
	BJP	Sengnab Momin	4,132	16.70%	10.35
	AITC	Pardinand D. Shira	3,312	13.39%	New
	Gana Suraksha Party	Elbarth Marak	1,375	5.56%	New
	UDP	Subrotho G Marak	1,017	4.11%	8.49
	NOTA	None of the Above	194	0.78%	0.12
Margin of victory			3,825	15.46%	3.65
Turnout			24,737	84.62%	3.00
Registered electors			29,232		13.06
	NPP gain from INC		Swing	3.40

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Marthon Sangma	9,347	41.25%	10.76
	NPP	Frankenstein W. Momin	6,670	29.44%	7.53
	UDP	Comolsing R. Marak	2,855	12.60%	4.44
	Independent	Elbarth Marak	1,912	8.44%	New
	BJP	Digros D. Shira	1,440	6.36%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	204	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			2,677	11.82%	11.75
Turnout			22,657	87.63%	1.43
Registered electors			25,856		28.31
	INC gain from NCP		Swing	10.70

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Marthon Sangma	5,307	30.55%	11.35
	INC	Frankenstein W. Momin	5,296	30.49%	7.12
	NPP	Dolly K. Sangma	3,806	21.91%	New
	UDP	Beninstand G. Momin	2,960	17.04%	5.39
Margin of victory			11	0.06%	0.87
Turnout			17,369	86.19%	4.46
Registered electors			20,151		8.14
	NCP gain from INC		Swing	7.19

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Frankenstein W. Momin	4,647	23.37%	16.65
	UDP	Beninstand G. Momin	4,461	22.43%	23.27
	NCP	Marthon Sangma	3,819	19.20%	4.93
	Independent	Dolly K. Sangma	3,492	17.56%	New
	BJP	James Kumar Pam	2,984	15.00%	New
	Independent	Nilbirth Sangma	484	2.43%	New
Margin of victory			186	0.94%	4.75
Turnout			19,887	90.66%	14.45
Registered electors			21,937		1.49
	INC gain from UDP		Swing	22.34

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UDP	Beninstand G. Momin	7,756	45.70%	6.35
	INC	Frankenstein W. Momin	6,791	40.02%	0.31
	NCP	Silgring Marak	2,423	14.28%	New
Margin of victory			965	5.69%	4.72
Turnout			16,970	76.21%	0.32
Registered electors			22,269		13.66
	UDP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Frankenstein W. Momin	6,046	40.33%	9.59
	UDP	Beninstand G. Momin	5,901	39.36%	New
	Independent	Santosh Rava	3,046	20.32%	New
Margin of victory			145	0.97%	4.58
Turnout			14,993	79.26%	3.27
Registered electors			19,592		11.98
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Frankenstein W. Momin	6,969	49.92%	5.26
	HPU	Beninstand G. Momin	6,195	44.37%	10.97
	BJP	Samar Singh Rava	797	5.71%	New
Margin of victory			774	5.54%	5.15
Turnout			13,961	81.65%	1.17
Registered electors			17,496		31.06
	INC gain from HPU		Swing

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	Beninstand G. Momin	5,809	55.34%	New
	INC	Jamindro R. Marak	4,687	44.66%	15.33
Margin of victory			1,122	10.69%	0.59
Turnout			10,496	81.70%	3.09
Registered electors			13,350		19.37
	HPU gain from AHL		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Beninstand G. Momin	3,330	39.42%	2.39
	INC	Frankenstein W. Momin	2,477	29.32%	7.41
	Independent	Joshendro Rabha	1,960	23.20%	New
	Independent	Luthunath J. Sangma	681	8.06%	New
Margin of victory			853	10.10%	9.80
Turnout			8,448	78.91%	23.26
Registered electors			11,184		44.91
	AHL hold		Swing	2.39

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Beninstand G. Momin	1,494	37.03%	New
	INC	Luthunath J. Sangma	1,482	36.73%	10.55
	INC(I)	Josendra Rava	1,059	26.25%	New
Margin of victory			12	0.30%	14.54
Turnout			4,035	56.27%	10.22
Registered electors			7,718		41.20
	AHL gain from INC		Swing	10.26

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Mendipathar^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sibendra Narayan Koch	1,087	47.28%	New
	Independent	Josendra Chrava	746	32.45%	New
	Independent	Prandhan Sangma	466	20.27%	New
Margin of victory			341	14.83%
Turnout			2,299	48.63%
Registered electors			5,466
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• North Garo Hills district
• Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)