2019 Indian general election in Meghalaya explained

Election Name:2019 Indian General Election in Meghalaya
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2014 Indian general election in Meghalaya
Previous Year:2014
Election Date:11 April 2019
Next Election:2024 Indian general election in Meghalaya
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:All 2 Meghalaya seats in the Lok Sabha
Image1:Hand INC.svg
Party1:Indian National Congress
Seats1:1
Party2:National People's Party (India)
Seats2:1
Map Size:300px
Ongoing:No
Turnout:71.43% (2.63%)

The 2019 Indian general election in Meghalaya for two Lok Sabha seats was held in a single phase on 11 April 2019.[1]

Results

Party wise

PartySeatsVotes[2]
ContestedWon%
Indian National Congress216,60,11448.67
National People's Party113,04,45522.45
United Democratic Party1-2,67,25619.7
Bharatiya Janata Party2-1,08,3907.99
Bgcolor=lightgrayIndependents1-16,1421.19
NOTA2-10,8740.8
Total9213,56,357100.0

Constituency wise

ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerPartyRunner UpPartyMargin
1Shillong65.48 Vincent H. Pala[3] INCJemino MawthohUDP1,52,433
2Tura81.38 Agatha K. SangmaNPPDr. Mukul SangmaINC64,030

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2018 elections)
Indian National Congress3921
National People's Party1820
Bharatiya Janata Party22
United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)16
Others08
Independent politician03
Total60

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 1 Voting Updates: Maharashtra Congress submits 50 complaints on EVMs, BJP workers' 'hooliganism'. Firstpost.
  2. 17- State wise seats won and valid votes polled by political parties (PDF)
  3. Web site: Meghalaya General (Lok Sabha) Election Results Live Update 2019, 2014, 2009 - Parliamentary Constituencies. www.elections.in. 2019-06-29.