Meghalaya: UDP candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh Thabah wrests Sohiong Assembly seat

United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh Thabah wrested the Sohiong Assembly constituency in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills.

He defeated his nearest opponent Samlin Malngiang of the National People's Party (NPP) by a margin of 3,422 votes.Thabah secured 16,679 votes while Malngiang bagged 13,257.

Congress candidate S. Osborne Kharjana and the BJP's Seraph Eric Kharbuki got 1,762 and 40 votes, respectively, while 272 votes were polled against NOTA (None Of The Above) category.


The election for the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly were held on February 27 but polling in Sohiong was deferred following the death of UDP candidate H. Donkupar Roy Lyngdoh, who passed away on February 20 due to illness.

In the February 27 polls, the UDP got 11 seats in Meghalaya Assembly and supported NPP-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government.