Shillong
Constituency No. 1 · Scheduled Tribe
RS
Ricky Andrew J. Syngkon
Voice of the People Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
- East Shillong
- North Shillong
- West Shillong
- South Shillong
Shillong Metropolitan Region District
Meghalaya
Shillong Metropolitan Region district is one of the districts of Meghalaya. Its administrative headquarters is at Shillong. It covers 180 sq km and had a population of 3,54,759 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,970 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 4 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Shillong
Area
180 sq km
Population
3.55 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,970 /km²
Literacy Rate
88.5%
Sex Ratio
991
per 1,000 males
Shillong Metropolitan Region District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Shillong Metropolitan Region district.
Total Population
3.55 Lakh
Male Population
1.78 Lakh
Female Population
1.77 Lakh
Rural Population
35,000
Urban Population
3.20 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
4,120
Scheduled Tribe
2.82 Lakh
Literacy Rate
88.5%
Population Density
1,970 /km²
Sex Ratio
991
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 89.8%Female literacy 87.2%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Shillong Metropolitan Region district.
1
Tehsils
1
Blocks
0
Nyay Panchayats
0
Gram Panchayats
25
Villages
- Headquarters
- Shillong
- Languages
- Khasi, English, Hindi, Bengali
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 25.57° N, 91.88° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Shillong Metropolitan Region
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Partial
Assembly Constituencies Covering Shillong Metropolitan Region
(4)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 16 · Shillong
ML
Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh
National People's Party
MLA
No. 17 · Shillong
AN
Adelbert Nongrum
Voice of the People Party
MLA
No. 18 · Shillong
PL
Paul Lyngdoh
United Democratic Party
MLA
No. 19 · Shillong
SS
Sanbor Shullai
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Shillong Metropolitan Region
(5)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Shillong Metropolitan Region district.
- RSRicky Andrew J. SyngkonVoice of the People PartyMPShillong · No. 1
- MLMazel Ampareen LyngdohNational People's PartyMLAEast Shillong · No. 16
- ANAdelbert NongrumVoice of the People PartyMLANorth Shillong · No. 17
- PLPaul LyngdohUnited Democratic PartyMLAWest Shillong · No. 18
- SSSanbor ShullaiBharatiya Janata PartyMLASouth Shillong · No. 19
Election History
Lok SabhaShillong · No. 1
- 202418th Lok SabhaVoice of the People PartyRicky Andrew J. SyngkonVotes 5,71,078Vote share 55.31%Margin 3,71,910
- 1. Ricky Andrew J. Syngkon · Voice of the People Party5,71,078 (55.31%)
- 2. Vincent H. Pala · INC1,99,168 (19.29%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Shillong Metropolitan Region District at a Glance
- State
- Meghalaya
- Headquarters
- Shillong
- Area
- 180 sq km
- Population
- 3.55 Lakh
- Population density
- 1,970 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 991 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 88.5%
- Languages
- Khasi, English, Hindi, Bengali
- Tehsils
- 1
- Blocks
- 1
- Gram panchayats
- 0
- Villages
- 25
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 4
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Meghalaya
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.