Elections in Meghalaya explained

Elections in Meghalaya are conducted since 1952 to elect the members for Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha. There are 60 assembly constituencies and 2 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Vidhan Sabha elections

YearParty-wise Details Chief MinisterCM Party
1972AIHLP - 32, INC - 09, IND -19Williamson A. Sangma
1978INC - 20, AIHLC- 16, HSPDP-14, IND -10Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
B. B. Lyngdoh
Williamson A. Sangma (2)
1983INC - 25, AIHLP - 15. HSPDP- 15,PDIC - 02,IND- 02B. B. Lyngdoh(2)
Williamson A. Sangma (3)
1988INC-22,HPU-19,HSPDP-06,AIHLP-02,PDIC-02
B. B. Lyngdoh (3)
D. D. Lapang
1993INC-24,HPU-11,HSPDP-8,AIHLP-3,PDIC-2,IND-10S. C. Marak
1998INC-25,UDP-20,PDM-3,HSPDP-3,BJP-3,GNC-1,IND-5S. C. Marak
B. B. Lyngdoh
E. K. Mawlong
Flinder Anderson Khonglam
2003INC-22,NCP-14,UDP-9,MDP-4,HSPDP-2,BJP-2,KHNAM-1,IND-5D. D. Lapang
J. Dringbell Rymbai
D. D. Lapang
2008[1] INC-25,NCP-14,UDP-11,HSPDP-2,BJP-1,KHNAM-1,IND-5
Donkupar Roy
D. D. Lapang
Mukul Sangma
2013[2] INC-29,UDP-8,HSPDP-4,NPP-2,NCP-2,NESDP-1,GNC-1,IND-13Mukul SangmaINC
2018[3] INC-21,NPP-20,UDP-6,PDF-4,HSPDP-2,BJP-2,KHNAM-1,NCP-1,IND-3Conrad SangmaNPP
2023NPP-26,UDP-11,AITC-5,INC-5,VPP-4,HSPDP-2,BJP-2,PDF-2,IND-2

Lok Sabha elections

The elections held in Meghalaya for Lok Sabha are listed below.[4]

YearLok Sabha ElectionShillongTura
1957Second Lok SabhaIndependentdoesn't exist
1962Third Lok SabhaIndependent
1967Fourth Lok SabhaIndependent
1971Fifth Lok SabhaIndependentAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
1977Sixth Lok SabhaHill State People's Democratic PartyINC
1980Seventh Lok SabhaAll Party Hill Leaders ConferenceINC
1984Eighth Lok SabhaIndependent INC
1989Eighth Lok SabhaINCINC
1991Tenth Lok SabhaINCINC
1996Eleventh Lok SabhaIndependent INC
1998Twelfth Lok SabhaINCINC
1999Thirteenth Lok SabhaINCNCP
2004Fourteenth Lok SabhaINCAITC
2009Fifteenth Lok SabhaINCNCP
2014Sixteenth Lok SabhaINCNPP
2019Sixteenth Lok SabhaINCNPP

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2008 . . eci.gov.in. 30 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013 . . eci.gov.in. 30 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018 . . eci.gov.in. 30 January 2021.
  4. Web site: MPs from Meghalaya (Lok Sabha) . megassembly.gov.in . 6 April 2014.