List of Candidates Who Won by a Whisker

‘Har ek vote jaroori hota hai (every vote is important)’- the road from the Election Commission’s marketing campaign would absolutely hang-out some legislators for fairly a while who received and misplaced the elections within the northeast right now by a slim margin.

The counting of votes happened in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland which went to Assembly elections final month. The BJP swept Tripura and is ready to kind authorities in Nagaland with ally NDPP. In Meghalaya, the National People’s Party (NPP) emerged because the single-largest occasion successful 26 seats in a 60-member meeting.

As the counting was underway, candidates with bated breath have been keenly watching the numbers. For some candidates, it was nothing lower than a nail-biting India vs Pakistan cricket match as the competition was going deep with every spherical of counting. However, luck favoured some of them who emerged victorious on the finish of counting.

In Nagaland, a candidate was elected to the meeting defeating his rival by solely seven votes whereas in Meghalaya, the victory margin of a nominee was 10 votes.

A have a look at Candidates in Northeast Elections 2023 Who Won by Narrow Margin 

Meghalaya

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party (NPP) emerged because the single-largest occasion successful 26 seats however fell quick of the bulk determine of 31 within the 60-member meeting.

The United Democratic Party (UDP) completed second after securing 11 seats. Congress and Trinamool Congress received 5 seats every whereas BJP, Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP), People’s Democratic Front and Independents secured two seats every. Voice of the People Party (VPP), which was based in November 2021, bagged 4 seats.

• TMC candidate Dr Mizanpur Rahman Kazi defeated NPP’s MD Abdus Saleh in Rajabala seat by a margin of solely 10 votes.
• PDF’s Gavin Miguel Mylliem defeated UDF’s Titosstar Well Chyne by 15 votes in Sohra.
• TMC’s Rupa M Marak emerged victorious defeating NPP nominee James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma by 18 votes in Dadenggre.
• Congress candidate Ronnie V Lyngdoh secured Mylliem seat after beating VPP nominee Aibandalin F Lyngdoh by 38 votes.
• UDP’s Lakhmen Rymbui received in opposition to NPP’s Stephanson Mukhim by a margin of 57 votes.
• UDP nominee Matthew Beyondstar Kurbah was elected to the state meeting from Mawphlang, defeating his rival PDF’s Auspicious Lyngdoh Mawphland by 104 votes.
• Independent Remington Gabil Momin suceeded in opposition to HSPDP Okay Phlastingwel Pangniang by 110 votes in Rambrai Jyrngam constituency.
• NPP’s Jim M Sangma defeated Independent Walseng M Sangma by 128 votes in Rongjeng.
• UDP chief Metbah Lyngdoh retained the Mairang seat by a skinny margin of 155 votes in opposition to Congress candidate Batskhem Ryntathiang. Lyngdoh received 19,066 votes whereas Ryntathiang completed second with 18,911 votes.
• Former CM and TMC nominee Mukul Sangma beat NPP’s Nihim D Shira by solely 372 votes in Songsak.
• NPP’s Brening A Sangma defeated BJP’s Akki A Sangma by 527 votes in Dalu seat.

Tripura

The BJP-Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura alliance retained the state successful 33 seats within the 60-member meeting on Thursday, 10 lower than the determine in 2018, however however, a clear majority which is able to enable it to rule for 5 years with out in search of assist from the newcomer Tipra Motha, which bagged an enviable 13 seats.

The new occasion shaped two years again by a scion of the state’s former princely household ate into the tribal votes of each the Left-Congress alliance, which secured 14 seats, in addition to that of the BJP-IPFT alliance. The Trinamool Congress carried out poorly successful none of the 28 seats it contested.

• CPIM’s Sailendra Chandra Nath defeated BJP’s Malina Debnath by 296 votes in Jubarajnagar.
• IPFT’s Sukla Charan Noatia defeated CPIM’s Debendra Tripura by 375 votes in Jolaibari.
• CPIM’s Jitendra Chaudhury defeated BJP’s Sankar Roy by 396 votes in Sabroom.
• CPIM’s Dipankar Sen beat BJP’s Goutam Sarkar by 403 votes in Belonia seat.
• BJP’s Bhagaban Chandra Das emerged victorious in opposition to Congress nominee Satyaban Das by 408 votes in Pabiachara.
• Tipra Motha Party’s Chitta Ranjan Debbarma defeated BJP’s Suchitra Debbarma by 493 votes within the Ambassa seat.

Nagaland 

The NDPP-BJP alliance bagged 37 seats within the 60-member Nagaland meeting, securing a straight second time period in workplace within the northeastern state. The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the BJP emerged victorious in 25 and 12 constituencies respectively.

None of the opposite events reached the double determine with the NCP and the National People’s Party (NPP), successful seven and 5 seats respectively. While the LJP (Ram Vilas), RPI (Athawale) and the NPF equally shared six constituencies, the JD(U) received one seat. Independent candidates bagged 4 seats. The Congress did not win any seat within the state and secured a vote share of 3.55 per cent.

• Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party’s Salhoutuonuo Kruse received in opposition to Independent Keneizhakho Nakhro by 7 votes in Western Angami.
• Naga Peoples Front’s Kuzholuzo Nienu defeated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Kupota Khesoh in Phek by 48 votes.
• Nationalist Congress Party nominee S Toiho Yeptho received in opposition to BJP’s H Khehovi by 69 votes in Suruhuto seat.
• Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate Noke Wangnao defeated Naga Peoples Front’s Wanglem Konyak by 82 votes in Tapi.
• Independent Kevipodi Sophie beat Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate Medo Yhokha by 177 votes in Southern Angami-I.
• Republican Party of India (Athawale) candidate Y Lima Onen Chang beat Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party’s H. Chuba Chang in Noksen. The margin of victory was 188 votes.
• Nationalist Congress Party’s Namri Nchang defeated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Tarie Zeliang by 337 votes in Tenning.
• Republican Party of India (Athawale) Imtichoba defeated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Okay. Odibendang Chang by 400 votes in Tuensang Sadar-II.
• BJP’s Imkong L Imchen defeated Naga Peoples Front’s Major (Retd) Toshikaba by 410 votes within the Koridang seat.
• Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) Naiba Konyak received in opposition to Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party N. Bongkhao Konyak by 506 votes in Tobu.

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