1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
The 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 February 1998.[1][2]
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All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 74.52% | |||||||||||||||
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Results
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 293,346 | 35.03 | 0.41  |
25 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Party (UDP)[a] | 226,026 | 26.99 | 6.48  |
20 | 1 | |
| People's Democratic Movement (PDM) | 58,225 | 6.95 | 3 | |||
| Hill State People's Democratic Party | 56,682 | 6.77 | 3 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 41,924 | 5.01 | 1.33 |
3 | 3 | |
| Garo National Council (GNC) | 17,650 | 2.11 | 1 | |||
| Hindu Samaj Party (HSP) | 4,754 | 0.57 | 0 | |||
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 1,387 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
0 |  | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 1,253 | 0.15 | 0 | |||
| Samajwadi Party | 742 | 0.09 | 0 | |||
| Janata Dal | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| Independents (IND) | 135,356 | 17.28 | 1.12 |
5 | 5 | |
| Total | 837,383 | 100.00 | 60 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Election Commission of India[3] | ||||||
a The UDP was formed in 1997 through a merger of the Hill People's Union (HPU), some members of the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HDP) and the Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC). Previous results presented in the table are the combined totals of parties' results from the 1993 election.
References
- ↑ Warjri, Antarwell (March 2017). "Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies. 3 (5): 206–218.
- ↑ "Name of the Governors/Chief Minister and chain of events in Meghalaya". Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ "Meghalaya 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.