Jowai is one of the 60
Legislative Assembly constituencies of
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jai ...
state in
India
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.
It is part of
West Jaintia Hills
West Jaintia Hills (Pron: ˈʤeɪnˌtɪə) is an administrative District in the state of Meghalaya in India. The united district (Jaintia Hills District) was created on 22 February 1972 and occupied an area of 3819 km2. It had a population ...
district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Tribes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
. It falls under
Shillong Lok Sabha constituency and its current MLA is
Wailadmiki Shylla
Wailadmiki Shylla is a member of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jowai constituency. He won the election in 2018
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of
National People's Party.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The list of MLAs are given below
Election results
2023
2018
See also
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List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
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Jowai
Jowai (IPA: ʤəʊˈwaɪ) is the headquarters of the West Jaintia Hills district of the state of Meghalaya, India, and is home to the Pnar, a sub-tribe of the Khasi people. It is
located on a plateau surrounded on three sides by the Myntdu rive ...
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Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency)
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West Jaintia Hills district
West Jaintia Hills (Pron: ˈʤeɪnˌtɪə) is an administrative District in the state of Meghalaya in India. The united district (Jaintia Hills District) was created on 22 February 1972 and occupied an area of 3819 km2. It had a popul ...
References
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Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya
West Jaintia Hills district