Rangsakona Assembly constituency

Rangsakona is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India.^[2]

Rangsakona
Constituency No. 52 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
District	South West Garo Hills
Lok Sabha constituency	Tura
Established	1972
Total electors	37,543[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Subir Marak
Party	National People's Party

It is part of South West Garo Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
1972	Sanford Marak		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1978	Jenden Ch. Marak
1983	Pipinson Momin		Indian National Congress
1988	Chesterfield Marak		Hill People's Union
1993	Adolf Lu Hitler Marak		Indian National Congress
1998
2003	Zenith Sangma
2008	Adolf Lu Hitler Marak		Nationalist Congress Party
2013	Zenith Sangma		Indian National Congress
2018
2023	Subir Marak		National People's Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Subir Marak	13,605	41.96%	0.93
	AITC	Zenith Sangma	12,817	39.53%	38.21
	BJP	Dipul R. Marak	4,571	14.10%	New
	INC	Edmund S Sangma	820	2.53%	47.37
	RPI(A)	Indrash M. Marak	353	1.09%	New
	UDP	Bipul Ch. Sangma	255	0.79%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	195	0.60%	0.00
Margin of victory			788	2.43%	4.57
Turnout			32,421	86.36%	1.92
Registered electors			37,543		18.28
	NPP gain from INC		Swing	7.93

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Zenith Sangma	13,981	49.90%	1.67
	NPP	Subir Marak	12,019	42.90%	22.87
	Independent	Dr. Pilne A. Sangma	567	2.02%	New
	Independent	Eldred Ch. Marak	451	1.61%	New
	AITC	Kredithson Marak	372	1.33%	New
	Independent	Mody M. Sangma	249	0.89%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	169	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			1,962	7.00%	18.66
Turnout			28,019	88.28%	0.13
Registered electors			31,740		18.64
	INC hold		Swing	1.67

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Zenith Sangma	11,407	48.23%	6.34
	Independent	Subir Marak	5,337	22.56%	New
	NPP	Dipul R. Marak	4,736	20.02%	New
	Independent	Jingjang M. Marak	886	3.75%	New
	SP	Manjit Koch	479	2.03%	New
	BJP	Anil Kr. Hajong	343	1.45%	New
	Independent	Mody M. Sangma	230	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			6,070	25.66%	13.54
Turnout			23,653	88.41%	6.27
Registered electors			26,754		66.98
	INC gain from NCP		Swing	5.78

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Adolf Lu Hitler Marak	8,193	54.01%	14.87
	INC	Zenith Sangma	6,354	41.89%	0.18
	Independent	Nependroy Ch. Marak	312	2.06%	New
	UDP	Dr. Sigstar D. Sangma	311	2.05%	6.48
Margin of victory			1,839	12.12%	9.56
Turnout			15,170	94.68%	16.21
Registered electors			16,022		3.84
	NCP gain from INC		Swing	12.31

Assembly Election 2003

2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Zenith Sangma	5,452	41.70%	12.58
	NCP	Adolf Lu Hitler Marak	5,117	39.14%	New
	UDP	Glaxstone Marak	1,115	8.53%	4.39
	PDM	Labindro Marak	691	5.29%	New
	Independent	Stella Marie A. Sangma	385	2.94%	New
	GNC	Rohidas Marak	314	2.40%	0.12
Margin of victory			335	2.56%	23.05
Turnout			13,074	78.48%	0.26
Registered electors			16,661		10.46
	INC hold		Swing	12.58

Assembly Election 1998

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Adolf Lu Hitler Marak	6,403	54.28%	5.10
	Independent	Dipul R. Marak	3,382	28.67%	New
	UDP	Chesterfield Marak	1,524	12.92%	New
	GNC	Jimonsing Marak	297	2.52%	New
	Independent	Krehot Marak	191	1.62%	New
Margin of victory			3,021	25.61%	2.30
Turnout			11,797	80.53%	4.47
Registered electors			15,083		12.03
	INC hold		Swing	5.10

Assembly Election 1993

1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Adolf Lu Hitler Marak	5,474	49.17%	32.82
	MPPP	Chesterfield Marak	2,879	25.86%	New
	HPU	Clement Marak	1,516	13.62%	25.02
	AHL(AM)	Sanford Marak	1,263	11.35%	New
Margin of victory			2,595	23.31%	13.62
Turnout			11,132	85.10%	2.84
Registered electors			13,463		17.92
	INC gain from HPU		Swing	10.54

Assembly Election 1988

1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HPU	Chesterfield Marak	3,522	38.64%	New
	Independent	Pipinson Momin	2,639	28.95%	New
	INC	Joylance Momin	1,491	16.36%	20.48
Margin of victory			883	9.69%	7.40
Turnout			9,116	83.31%	8.14
Registered electors			11,417		14.02
	HPU gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pipinson Momin	2,645	36.84%	2.22
	AHL	Jenden Ch. Marak	2,481	34.55%	26.39
	Independent	Nanggin Marak	1,215	16.92%	New
	Independent	Chesterfield Marak	737	10.26%	New
	HSPDP	Hercules R. Marak	102	1.42%	New
Margin of victory			164	2.28%	19.61
Turnout			7,180	74.93%	5.11
Registered electors			10,013		15.40
	INC gain from AHL		Swing	24.11

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Jenden Ch. Marak	3,522	60.94%	0.20
	INC	Sanford Marak	2,257	39.06%	New
Margin of victory			1,265	21.89%	0.39
Turnout			5,779	70.80%	22.75
Registered electors			8,677		51.64
	AHL hold		Swing	0.20

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election: Rangsakona^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AHL	Sanford Marak	1,534	61.14%	New
	Independent	Jenden Ch. Marak	975	38.86%	New
Margin of victory			559	22.28%
Turnout			2,509	47.36%
Registered electors			5,722
	AHL win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
• South West Garo Hills district