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Constituency No. 2 · Scheduled Tribe
Assembly segments in this district
- Songsak
- Rongjeng
- Williamnagar
East Garo Hills District
Meghalaya
East Garo Hills district is one of the districts of Meghalaya. Its administrative headquarters is at Williamnagar. It covers 1,443 sq km and had a population of 1,45,798 at the 2011 census, a density of 101 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Williamnagar
Area
1,443 sq km
Population
1.46 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
101 /km²
Literacy Rate
75.53%
Sex Ratio
967
per 1,000 males
East Garo Hills District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for East Garo Hills district.
Total Population
1.46 Lakh
Male Population
74,120
Female Population
71,678
Rural Population
1.21 Lakh
Urban Population
24,398
Scheduled Caste
120
Scheduled Tribe
1.38 Lakh
Literacy Rate
75.53%
Population Density
101 /km²
Sex Ratio
967
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 80.12%Female literacy 70.8%
District Administration
Administrative structure of East Garo Hills district.
3
Tehsils
3
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
0
Gram Panchayats
560
Villages
- Headquarters
- Williamnagar
- Languages
- Garo, English
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 25.6° N, 90.62° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering East Garo Hills
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering East Garo Hills
(3)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 41 · Tura
DS
Dr. Mukul Sangma
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
No. 42 · Tura
JS
Jim M. Sangma
National People's Party
MLA
No. 43 · Tura
MM
Marcuise N. Marak
National People's Party
MLA
Your Representatives from East Garo Hills
(4)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing East Garo Hills district.
- DSDr. Mukul SangmaAll India Trinamool CongressMLASongsak · No. 41
- JSJim M. SangmaNational People's PartyMLARongjeng · No. 42
- MMMarcuise N. MarakNational People's PartyMLAWilliamnagar · No. 43
Election History
Lok SabhaTura · No. 2
- 202418th Lok SabhaINCSaleng A. SangmaVotes 3,83,919Vote share 56.96%Margin 1,55,241
- 1. Saleng A. Sangma · INC3,83,919 (56.96%)
- 2. Agatha K. Sangma · National People's Party2,28,678 (33.93%)
- 3. Zenith M. Sangma · AITC48,709 (7.23%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaNational People's PartyAgatha K. SangmaVotes 3,04,455Vote share 52.22%Margin 64,030
- 1. Agatha K. Sangma · National People's Party3,04,455 (52.22%)
- 2. Dr. Mukul Sangma · INC2,40,425 (41.24%)
- 3. Rikman G. Momin · BJP31,707 (5.44%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaNational People's PartyPurno Agitok SangmaVotes 2,39,301Vote share 52.22%Margin 39,716
- 1. Purno Agitok Sangma · National People's Party2,39,301 (52.22%)
- 2. Daryl William Cheran Momin · INC1,99,585 (43.55%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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East Garo Hills District at a Glance
- State
- Meghalaya
- Headquarters
- Williamnagar
- Area
- 1,443 sq km
- Population
- 1.46 Lakh
- Population density
- 101 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 967 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 75.53%
- Languages
- Garo, English
- Tehsils
- 3
- Blocks
- 3
- Gram panchayats
- 0
- Villages
- 560
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 3
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Meghalaya
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.