North Shillong Assembly constituency

North Shillong
Constituency No. 17 for the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateMeghalaya
DistrictEast Khasi Hills
LS constituencyShillong
Established2008
Total electors28,336[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyVoice of the People Party (VPP)
Elected year2023

North Shillong 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. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency.[3] The seat had been vacant following the resignation of Adelbert Nongrum, formerly of the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) on 12 January 2023.[4][5] Nongrum won the seat again following the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election.[6]

  1. ^ "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Map of Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "North Shillong (Meghalaya) Assembly Constituency Elections". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 Result". elections.in. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Meghalaya: MLA Adelbert Nongrum resigns; likely to join Voice of the People Party". India Today NE. 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Meghalaya Election Results 2023: Adelbert Nongrum retains North Shillong". The Shillong Times. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.