1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|
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| Turnout | 74.52% |
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First party
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Second party
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| Party
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INC
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United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
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| Seats before
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24
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21
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| Seats won
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25
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20
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| Seat change
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1 
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1 
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The 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 February 1998.[1][2]
Results
← Summary of the 16 February 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election results →
| Parties and coalitions
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Popular vote
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Seats
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| Votes
|
%
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±pp
|
Won
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+/−
|
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Indian National Congress (INC)
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293,346 |
35.03 |
0.41
|
25 |
1
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United Democratic Party (UDP)[a]
|
226,026 |
26.99 |
6.48
|
20 |
1
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People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
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58,225
|
6.95
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|
3
|
|
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Hill State People's Democratic Party
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56,682
|
6.77
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3
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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41,924
|
5.01
|
1.33
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3
|
3
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Garo National Council (GNC)
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17,650
|
2.11
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|
1
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|
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Hindu Samaj Party (HSP)
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4,754
|
0.57
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|
0
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Communist Party of India (CPI)
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1,387
|
0.17
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0.03
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0
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Rashtriya Janata Dal
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1,253
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0.15
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|
0
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Samajwadi Party
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742
|
0.09
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|
0
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Janata Dal
|
38
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0.0
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0
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Independents (IND)
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135,356 |
17.28 |
1.12
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5 |
5
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| Total
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837,383 |
100.00 |
|
60 |
±0
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| Source: Election Commission of India[3]
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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.
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