NONGSTOIN: Despite the harvesting season being in progress, the Nongstoin by poll on Saturday managed to score a high turnout of voters in every polling station, with the final turnout recorded at 81.96%, official figures released on Sunday said.
Most of the polling stations recorded above 80% turnout with Mawduh polling station recording the highest turnout at 88.83%.
As many as 334 of the 376 voters cast their votes in Mawduh on Saturday. The lowest turnout was recorded in Upper New Nongstoin at 76.25%, with 1053 votes being cast out of 1381.
Meanwhile, the results of the by election, to be announced on Tuesday, will be crucial for the Congress which is eyeing a win for its candidate Gabriel Wahlang to achieve a comfortable position in the State Assembly with 31 MLAs in the 60-member House.
A win for the Congress in the Nongstoin by election would do wonders to improve the party morale as the seat has been an HSPDP bastion for over 40 years now.
Things are no different for the HSPDP which is also expecting a win for its candidate Diosstarness Jyndiang. A new MLA in Nongstoin will rejuvenate the party which currently has only three legislators – Ardent Basaiawmoit, Witting Mawsor and K.P. Pangniang – in the Assembly.
For Independent candidate Fenela L Nonglait and UDP’s Mosklandar Marngar too, the result will be significant as it would either make or mar their bid for the 2018 Assembly polls.
Nongstoin voters’ turnout polling booth wise in percentage
Mawlangniang 81.49
Pyndengrei (A) 80.73
Pyndengrei (B) 82.78
Ladweitang 77.49
Tiehsaw 77.34
Umsaw 82.99
Shohphria 83.27
Mawlangkhar 87.87
Nongspung 83.29
Upper New Nongstoin 76.25
New Nongstoin (A) 77.58
New Nongstoin (B) 77.94
Siejlieh 82.73
Mawlangdep 80.98
Mawkadiang 82.07
Mawkhlam 83.26
Nongpyndeng 79.51
Nongstoin 80.25
Mawkawah 80.86
Mawrok Porsohsat 81.52
Mawkynbat 83.41
Mynnimawbri 83.73
Mawkaton 86.48
Laitkseh 83.30
Marngor 83.74
Langlew 83.65
Marskuin 82.35
Jaidoh 84.12
Sangriang 81.18
Mawduh 88.83
Nongkhlaw 87.67
Nonglwai 83.29
Byrki 81.61
Mawliehbah Mawnar 88.01
Nongrangoi 83.21
Mawthawniaw 85.52
Pyndenglawar 85.96
Lawse 82.91
Tiehsaw (Khyllem) 85.00
Total 81.96
