Tura, Meghalaya — Lok Sabha Election Results

Tura (Meghalaya) was won by Agatha K. Sangma (NPP) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 64,030 votes over Dr. Mukul Sangma. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tura, Meghalaya, from 1977 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1977–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 Purna A. Sangma Indian National Congress 40,288 57.6% Mody K. Marak (Independent) 14,034 (20.1 pts)
1980 Puron A. Sangma Congress (I) 82,307 74.3% Grohonsing Marak (AHL) 69,249 (62.5 pts)
1984 Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 106,628 74.3% Willnan Sangma (Independent) 78,738 (54.9 pts)
1989 Sanford Marak Indian National Congress 115,553 62.7% Lamberth K. Sangma (Independent) 60,878 (33.0 pts)
1991 Purno A. Sangma Indian National Congress 136,667 68.3% Irwin K. Sangma (Independent) 94,377 (47.2 pts)
1996 Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 220,424 78.5% Enila Shira (Bharatiya Janata Party) 184,790 (65.8 pts)
1998 Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 219,720 67.3% Anilla D. Shira (Bharatiya Janata Party) 177,659 (54.4 pts)
1999 Purno Agitok Sangma Nationalist Congress Party 182,883 63.2% Atul C Marak (Indian National Congress) 113,579 (39.2 pts)
2004 Purano Agitok Sangma All India Trinamool Congress 191,938 61.7% Dr. Mukul Sangma (Indian National Congress) 72,763 (23.4 pts)
2009 Agatha K. Sangma Nationalist Congress Party 154,476 45.1% Debora C. Marak (Indian National Congress) 17,945 (5.2 pts)
2014 Purno Agitok Sangma NPP 239,301 52.2% Daryl William Ch Momin (Indian National Congress) 39,716 (8.7 pts)
2019 Agatha K. Sangma NPP 304,455 52.8% Dr. Mukul Sangma (Indian National Congress) 64,030 (11.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purna A. Sangma Indian National Congress 40,288 57.6%
Mody K. Marak Independent 26,254 37.6%
Emonsing Sangma Independent 3,358 4.8%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Puron A. Sangma Congress (I) 82,307 74.3%
Grohonsing Marak AHL 13,058 11.8%
Sibendra Narayan Koch Independent 8,440 7.6%
Robin Rema Communist Party of India 6,955 6.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 106,628 74.3%
Willnan Sangma Independent 27,890 19.4%
Rabin Rema Communist Party of India 8,991 6.3%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sanford Marak Indian National Congress 115,553 62.7%
Lamberth K. Sangma Independent 54,675 29.7%
Robin Rema Communist Party of India 14,078 7.6%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purno A. Sangma Indian National Congress 136,667 68.3%
Irwin K. Sangma Independent 42,290 21.1%
Bipramohan Koch Bharatiya Janata Party 18,430 9.2%
Robin Rema Communist Party of India 2,672 1.3%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 220,424 78.5%
Enila Shira Bharatiya Janata Party 35,634 12.7%
Clifford Marak Independent 20,710 7.4%
Robin Rema Communist Party of India 4,138 1.5%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 219,720 67.3%
Anilla D. Shira Bharatiya Janata Party 42,061 12.9%
Hasting Ch. Momin UDP 40,073 12.3%
William Cecil Marak GNC 16,280 5.0%
Robin Rema Communist Party of India 8,479 2.6%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purno Agitok Sangma Nationalist Congress Party 182,883 63.2%
Atul C Marak Indian National Congress 69,304 23.9%
Monendro Agitok Bharatiya Janata Party 29,990 10.4%
Clifford Marak GNC 4,561 1.6%
Robin Rema Communist Party of India 2,736 0.9%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purano Agitok Sangma All India Trinamool Congress 191,938 61.7%
Dr. Mukul Sangma Indian National Congress 119,175 38.3%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Agatha K. Sangma Nationalist Congress Party 154,476 45.1%
Debora C. Marak Indian National Congress 136,531 39.9%
Boston Marak ACNC 40,204 11.7%
Arlene N. Sangma Independent 10,976 3.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Purno Agitok Sangma NPP 239,301 52.2%
Daryl William Ch Momin Indian National Congress 199,585 43.6%
None Of The Above Independent 19,185 4.2%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Agatha K. Sangma NPP 304,455 52.8%
Dr. Mukul Sangma Indian National Congress 240,425 41.7%
Rikman Garrey Momin Bharatiya Janata Party 31,707 5.5%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1977: Indian National Congress margin 20.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 62.5 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 54.9 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 33.0 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 47.2 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 65.8 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 54.4 pts 1999: Nationalist Congress Party margin 39.2 pts 2004: All India Trinamool Congress margin 23.4 pts 2009: Nationalist Congress Party margin 5.2 pts 2014: NPP margin 8.7 pts 2019: NPP margin 11.1 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Tura has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Nationalist Congress Party, All India Trinamool Congress, NPP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tura in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Agatha K. Sangma (NPP) won Tura, Meghalaya, in 2019 with 304,455 votes (52.8%), a margin of 64,030 votes over Dr. Mukul Sangma.

Which parties have won Tura since 1977?

Since 1977, Tura has been won by: All India Trinamool Congress, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, NPP, Nationalist Congress Party.

What was the closest result in Tura?

The closest result on record for Tura was 2009, when Nationalist Congress Party beat Indian National Congress by just 17,945 votes (5.2 percentage points).

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