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	The '''1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election''' was held on 2 February 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Warjri\|first=Antarwell\|date=March 2017\|title=Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya\|url=https://www.ijhsss.com/files/19.-Antarwell-Warjri.pdf\|journal=International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies\|volume=3\|issue=5\|pages=~~206-218~~}}</ref> In the lead up to the election, sporadic violence targeted at the [[~~Indian_Gorkha~~#Meghalaya\|Indian Nepali]] population of the state occurred.<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Ugly Elections \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|date=1988 \|volume=23 \|issue=7 \|pages=279 \|jstor=4378083 \|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> No party secured a majority of seats and two women were elected.<ref name=":1" />		The '''1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election''' was held on 2 February 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Warjri\|first=Antarwell\|date=March 2017\|title=Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya\|url=https://www.ijhsss.com/files/19.-Antarwell-Warjri.pdf\|journal=International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies\|volume=3\|issue=5\|pages=206–218}}</ref> In the lead up to the election, sporadic violence targeted at the [[Indian Gorkha#Meghalaya\|Indian Nepali]] population of the state occurred.<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Ugly Elections \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|date=1988 \|volume=23 \|issue=7 \|pages=279 \|jstor=4378083 \|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> No party secured a majority of seats and two women were elected.<ref name=":1" />

	Following the election, on 6 February 1988, the United Meghalaya Parliamentary Democratic Forum coalition was formed between the Indian National Congress (INC), the Hill People's Union (HPU), the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) and independents.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Name of the Governors / Chief Minister and Chain of Events in Meghalaya \|url=http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm \|website=Meghalaya Legislative Assembly \|access-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919110659/http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm \|archive-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> [[Purno A. Sangma]] (from the INC) was successfully nominated as Chief Minister.<ref name=":0" />		Following the election, on 6 February 1988, the United Meghalaya Parliamentary Democratic Forum coalition was formed between the Indian National Congress (INC), the Hill People's Union (HPU), the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) and independents.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Name of the Governors / Chief Minister and Chain of Events in Meghalaya \|url=http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm \|website=Meghalaya Legislative Assembly \|access-date=3 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919110659/http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm \|archive-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> [[Purno A. Sangma]] (from the INC) was successfully nominated as Chief Minister.<ref name=":0" />

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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1983
| next_election = 1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1993
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 31
| election_date = 2 February 1988
| turnout = 77.51%
| opinion_polls =
| image1 =
| leader1 =
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| popular_vote1 = 198,028
| percentage1 = 32.65
| swing1 = 4.97 {{increase}}
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = 25
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 22
| seat_change1 = 3 {{decrease}}
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Hill State People's Democratic Party
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| popular_vote2 = 78,884
| percentage2 = 12.68
| swing2 = 6.64 {{decrease}}
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 15
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 6
| seat_change2 = 9 {{decrease}}
| map_alt =
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Williamson A. Sangma]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| posttitle =
| after_election = [[Purno A. Sangma]]
| after_party = INC
}}
The '''1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election''' was held on 2 February 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Warjri|first=Antarwell|date=March 2017|title=Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya|url=https://www.ijhsss.com/files/19.-Antarwell-Warjri.pdf|journal=International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies|volume=3|issue=5|pages=206-218}}</ref> In the lead up to the election, sporadic violence targeted at the [[Indian_Gorkha#Meghalaya|Indian Nepali]] population of the state occurred.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Ugly Elections |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |date=1988 |volume=23 |issue=7 |pages=279 |jstor=4378083 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref> No party secured a majority of seats and two women were elected.<ref name=":1" />

Following the election, on 6 February 1988, the United Meghalaya Parliamentary Democratic Forum coalition was formed between the Indian National Congress (INC), the Hill People's Union (HPU), the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) and independents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Name of the Governors / Chief Minister and Chain of Events in Meghalaya |url=http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm |website=Meghalaya Legislative Assembly |access-date=3 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919110659/http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm |archive-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> [[Purno A. Sangma]] (from the INC) was successfully nominated as Chief Minister.<ref name=":0" />

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ [[1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|←]] Summary of the 2 February 1988 [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] election results [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|→]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="485"| Parties and coalitions
! colspan="3"| Popular vote
! colspan="2"| Seats
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! width="70"| Votes
! width="45"| %
! width="50"| ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! width="30"| Won
! width="30"| +/−
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
| align="left"| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| 198,028 || 32.65 ||4.97 {{Increase}}
| 22 || 3 {{Decrease}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="green"|
|align="left" |[[Hill People's Union]] (HPU)
|162,806
|26.84
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|19
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{Hill State People's Democratic Party/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" |[[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] (HDP)
|78,884
|12.68
|6.64 {{Decrease}}
|6
|9 {{Decrease}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{All Party Hill Leaders Conference/meta/color}}" |
|align="left" |All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group)
|28,391
|4.68
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|2
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="purple"|
|align="left" |[[Public Demands Implementation Convention|Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC)]]
|19,402
|3.2
|1.62 {{Decrease}}
|2
|{{Steady}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" |[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|2,206
|0.36
|0.16 {{Decrease}}
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" |[[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 118,816 || 19.59 ||2.9 {{Decrease}}
| 9 ||6 {{Increase}}
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
| 606,533 || 100.00 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 60 || ±0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" |<small>Source: [[Election Commission of India]]</small><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3674-meghalaya-1988/|title=Meghalaya 1988|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
|}<br />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Meghalaya elections}}
[[Category:1988 State Assembly elections in India]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Meghalaya]]