Pynthorumkhrah Assembly constituency

Pynthorumkhrah is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2] It is part of East Khasi Hills district and a part of Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3][4]

Pynthorumkhrah
Constituency No. 14 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Shillong
Established	1978
Total electors	34,823[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Alexander Laloo Hek Minister of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Fisheries, Printing & Stationery, Secretariat Administration
Party	BJP
Alliance	Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	James Marvan Pariat   INC

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1978	B. K. Roy		Indian National Congress
1983
1988	James Marvin Pariat		Independent politician
1993			Indian National Congress
1998	Alexander Laloo Hek		Bharatiya Janata Party
2003
2008
2013			Indian National Congress
2018			Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Alexander Laloo Hek	9,321	36.17%	4.95
	INC	Pynshngainlang Syiem	6,783	26.32%	14.33
	VPP	Mayborn Grace Lyngdoh	5,720	22.20%	New
	NPP	Rocky Hek	3,356	13.02%	9.58
	AITC	Raymond Basaiawmoit	247	0.96%	New
	Independent	Samborlang Diengdoh	168	0.65%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	337	1.31%	0.15
Margin of victory			2,538	9.85%	4.11
Turnout			25,771	74.01%	5.72
Registered electors			34,823		12.29
	BJP hold		Swing	4.95

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Alexander Laloo Hek	10,166	41.12%	38.76
	PDF	James Ban Basaiawmoit	8,748	35.38%	New
	INC	Banpynshngainlang Rumnong	2,964	11.99%	39.74
	NCP	Predecessor Rumnong	914	3.70%	3.00
	NPP	Probety Nongpluh	851	3.44%	New
	Independent	Aneeta Synrem	238	0.96%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	287	1.16%	New
Margin of victory			1,418	5.74%	3.80
Turnout			24,724	79.72%	2.34
Registered electors			31,013		24.35
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	10.61

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Alexander Laloo Hek	10,588	51.73%	40.65
	Independent	Process T. Sawkmie	8,637	42.20%	New
	UDP	Predecessor Rumnong	617	3.01%	1.47
	BJP	Andy Lyngwa	483	2.36%	60.19
	NCP	Satyendra Kumar	142	0.69%	20.94
Margin of victory			1,951	9.53%	31.38
Turnout			20,467	82.06%	1.48
Registered electors			24,940		3.94
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	10.82

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Alexander Laloo Hek	13,086	62.55%	7.40
	NCP	James Marvin Pariat	4,527	21.64%	15.16
	INC	Subhasis Chakrawarty	2,318	11.08%	12.49
	LJP	Meristella Wahlang	667	3.19%	New
	UDP	Charles Duncan Wallang	323	1.54%	New
Margin of victory			8,559	40.91%	5.46
Turnout			20,921	80.58%	25.82
Registered electors			25,963		7.90
	BJP hold		Swing	7.40

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Alexander Laloo Hek	10,798	69.95%	13.08
	INC	Onward L. Nongtdu	3,639	23.57%	15.83
	NCP	Kaushik Rn. Bhattacharjee	1,000	6.48%	New
Margin of victory			7,159	46.38%	28.92
Turnout			15,437	54.76%	6.20
Registered electors			28,190		19.77
	BJP hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Alexander Laloo Hek	8,159	56.87%	30.11
	INC	James Marvin Pariat	5,654	39.41%	5.59
	UDP	Robin K. Tongwah	362	2.52%	New
	SP	Meena Kharkongor	92	0.64%	New
	RJD	Robert Dkhar	43	0.30%	New
	JD	Kolanio Lyngdoh	38	0.26%	New
Margin of victory			2,505	17.46%	0.78
Turnout			14,348	62.33%	6.48
Registered electors			23,537		12.16
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	11.87

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	James Marvin Pariat	6,368	44.99%	15.52
	BJP	Brama Prakash	3,786	26.75%	New
	Independent	Alexander Laloo Hek	2,758	19.49%	New
	HPU	E. Bremly Lyngdoh	680	4.80%	New
	Independent	B. Massar	406	2.87%	New
	CPI	Bimolendu K. Deb Roy	114	0.81%	1.15
	Independent	Alfred Lyngdoh	21	0.15%	New
Margin of victory			2,582	18.24%	14.95
Turnout			14,153	69.14%	4.33
Registered electors			20,985		58.99
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	17.67

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Marvin Pariat	5,936	62.66%	New
	INC	B. K. Roy	2,792	29.47%	7.64
	HSPDP	K.L. Lyngdoh	526	5.55%	New
	CPI	Dalington Dympep	185	1.95%	New
	Independent	R. Jespiter Shullai	34	0.36%	New
Margin of victory			3,144	33.19%	20.48
Turnout			9,473	73.79%	7.07
Registered electors			13,199		5.89
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	25.55

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. K. Roy	2,993	37.11%	8.44
	Independent	James Marvin Pariat	1,968	24.40%	New
	Independent	Lohit Ranjan Das	1,122	13.91%	New
	Independent	Binoyendra Narayan Roy Choudhury	802	9.94%	New
	Independent	Robinson K. Tongwah	786	9.75%	New
	Independent	B.P. Singh	229	2.84%	New
	Independent	Dal Bahadur Gurung	97	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			1,025	12.71%	1.51
Turnout			8,065	68.34%	2.64
Registered electors			12,465		40.83
	INC hold		Swing	8.44

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Pynthorumkhrah^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. K. Roy	1,575	28.67%	New
	Independent	Subhas Chandra Bhattacharjee	794	14.45%	New
	CPI	Binoy K. Lahiri	786	14.31%	New
	Independent	Pranesh Biswas	531	9.67%	New
	HSPDP	Felbin Synrem	526	9.58%	New
	Independent	G. H. Moowroh	501	9.12%	New
	Independent	B. P. Singh	349	6.35%	New
Margin of victory			781	14.22%
Turnout			5,493	63.85%
Registered electors			8,851
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• Pynthorumkhrah
• East Khasi Hills district
• Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)