2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

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2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
← 2008 23 February 2013 2018 →
Turnout87.97% (Decrease1.87)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mukul Sangma Donkupar Roy
Party INC United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
Last election 25 seats[1] 11 seats[1]
Seats won 29 8
Seat change Increase 4[2] Decrease 3[2]
Popular vote 458783 225676
Percentage 34.78% 17.11%
Swing Increase1.88 Decrease1.26
Chief Minister before election

Mukul Sangma
INC

Chief Minister

Mukul Sangma
INC

The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election of 2013 was held on 23 February 2013 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in the state of Meghalaya in India.

Background

The 8th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly was formed after Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election in 2008 and this assembly is to expire on 10 March 2013.[3] Hence the new election to the 9th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is announced by the Election Commission of India.[4]

After the scrutiny of the nomination by the candidates, 345 candidates were able to contest in polls in which 320 men and 25 women.[5]

Results

← Summary of the 23 February 2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Indian National Congress (INC) 458,783 34.8 29 Increase4
United Democratic Party (UDP) 225,676 17.1 8 Decrease3
National People's Party (NPP) 116,251 8.8 2 Increase2
Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) 55,049 4.2 4 Increase2
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 24,256 1.8 2 Decrease13
North East Social Democratic Party (NESDP) 10,336 0.8 1 Increase1
Garo National Council (GNC) 9,300 0.7 1 Increase1
Independents (IND) 365,287 10.0 13 Increase8
Total 1,319,039 100.00 60 ±0

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meghalaya 2008 (Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya)". eci.gov.in.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Partywise Results". eciresults.ap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Election Commission of India". eci.nic.in. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura and bye-elections to fill casual vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies" (PDF). eci.nic.in. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014.


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