Tura Lok Sabha constituency

Tura Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Meghalaya state in northeastern India.

Tura ML-2
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Tura Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Meghalaya
Assembly constituencies	24:
Established	1971
Total electors	8,26,156[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Saleng A. Sangma
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024

Assembly segments

Presently, Tura Lok Sabha constituency comprises 24 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments, which are:

Constituency Number	Name	Reserved for (ST/None)	District
37	Kharkutta	ST	North Garo Hills
38	Mendipathar
39	Resubelpara
40	Bajengdoba
41	Songsak		South West Garo Hills
42	Rongjeng		East Garo Hills
43	Williamnagar
44	Raksamgre		West Garo Hills
45	Tikrikilla
46	Phulbari	None
47	Rajabala
48	Selsella	ST
49	Dadenggre
50	North Tura
51	South Tura
52	Rangsakona		South West Garo Hills
53	Ampati
54	Mahendraganj		West Garo Hills
55	Salmanpara		South West Garo Hills
56	Gambegre		West Garo Hills
57	Dalu
58	Rongara Siju		South Garo Hills
59	Chokpot
60	Baghmara

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
1972	K. R. Marak		All Party Hill Leaders Conference
1977	Purno Agitok Sangma[2]		Indian National Congress
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1984			Indian National Congress
1989	Sanford Marak
1991	Purno Agitok Sangma
1996
1998
1999[3]			Nationalist Congress Party
2004[4]			Trinamool Congress
2005[a]			Nationalist Congress Party
2008[b]	Agatha Sangma
2009[5]
2014[6]	Purno Agitok Sangma[c]		National People's Party
2016[d]	Conrad Sangma
2019	Agatha Sangma[7]
2024	Saleng A. Sangma		Indian National Congress

1. Resigned in 2005 to join NCP. Was re-elected
2. Resigned in 2008 to join the State assembly
3. died in 2016
4. bye-poll

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Tura

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Saleng A. Sangma	383,919	56.96	14.72
	NPP	Agatha Sangma	2,28,678	33.93	18.29
	AITC	Zenith Sangma	48,709	7.23	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	5,840	0.87	0.24
Majority			1,55,241	23.03	14.05
Turnout			6,74,056	81.37	0.01
	INC gain from NPP		Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Tura^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Agatha Sangma	304,455	52.22	16.94
	INC	Mukul Sangma	2,40,425	41.24	13.84
	BJP	Rikman Garrey Momin	31,707	5.44	5.44
	NOTA	None of the Above	6,454	1.11	2.32
Majority			64,030	8.98	31.22
Turnout			5,83,480	81.38	3.88
	NPP hold		Swing

By-election 2016

By-Election 2016 : Tura

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Conrad Kongkal Sangma	329,497	68.16	15.94
	INC	Dikkanchi D. Shira	1,37,285	28.40	15.15
	NOTA	None of the Above	16,597	3.43	0.76
Majority			1,92,212	39.76	31.09
Turnout			4,83,379	77.50	0.60
	NPP hold		Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Tura^[6][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Purno Agitok Sangma	239,301	52.22	New
	INC	Daryl William Cheran Momin	1,99,585	43.55	3.65
	NOTA	None of the Above	19,185	4.19	−−−
Majority			39,716	8.67	3.43
Turnout			4,58,254	78.13	10.48
	NPP gain from NCP		Swing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Tura^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Agatha Sangma	154,476	45.14	45.14
	INC	Debora C Marak	1,36,531	39.90	1.59
Majority			17,945	5.24	18.14
Turnout			3,42,187	67.66	5.89
	NCP gain from AITC		Swing

General election 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Tura^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Purno Agitok Sangma	191,938	61.69	New
	INC	Dr. Mukul Sangma	1,19,175	38.31	14.37
Majority			72,763	23.38	15.86
Turnout			3,11,113	61.77	2.71
	AITC gain from NCP		Swing

General election 1980

• Purna A. Sangma (INC-Indira) : 82,307 votes ^[9]
• Grohonsing Marak (AHL) : 13,058

General election 1977

• Purna A. Sangma (INC) : 40,288 votes ^[2][10]
• Mody K. Marak (IND) : 26,254

See also

• Tura
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha