1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

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1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
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  1972 25 February 1978 1983  

All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout67.18%
 First partySecond party
 
Party AHL INC
Seats before329
Seats won1620
Seat change16 Decrease2.svg11 Increase2.svg
Popular vote94,362109,654
Percentage24.9228.96
Swing10.75 Decrease2.svg19.07 Increase2.svg

Chief Minister before election

Williamson A. Sangma
AHL

Elected Chief Minister

Darwin Diengdoh Pugh
AHL

The 1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 25 February 1978. [1] No party secured a majority of seats in the election. Following negotiations, a coalition government, known as the Meghalaya United Legislative Party, was formed between the All Party Hill Leaders Conference, the Hill State People's Democratic Party and the Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC). [1] Due to an inability to reach agreement between the coalition parties, the position of Chief Minister was chosen by drawing lots; subsequently, on 10 March 1978, Darwin Diengdoh Pugh was sworn in as the state's second Chief Minister. [2] Miriam D Shira from Garo Hills was the only woman elected to the legislature. [3]

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Results

India Meghalaya Legislative Assembly 1978.svg
Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes%±pp Won+/−
Indian National Congress (INC)109,65428.9619.07 Increase2.svg2011 Increase2.svg
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC)94,36224.9210.75 Decrease2.svg1616 Decrease2.svg
Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP)72,85219.2414 [a]
Indian National Congress (I) 5,4471.440
Communist Party of India 2,3610.620.05 Increase2.svg0Steady2.svg
Independents (IND)93,97024.8229.04 Decrease2.svg10 [b] 9 Decrease2.svg
Total378,646100.0060±0
Source: Election Commission of India [4]

a The HSPDP won 8 seats in the 1972 election, but the party's representatives were recorded as independents at the time of that election. [1]

bTwo candidates from the PDIC were elected, but the party had not obtained registration in time for the election; the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official results. [5]

Elected Members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
War-jaintiaSTJohndeng Pohrmen All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RymbaiSTObil Kyndait Hill State People's Democratic Party
Sutnga-shangpungSTBarrister Pakem Hill State People's Democratic Party
RaliangSTHumphrey Hadem Hill State People's Democratic Party
NartiangSTH.britainwar Dan Independent
Nongbah-wahiajerSTAlbin Lamare All Party Hill Leaders Conference
JowaiSTTylli Kyndiah Independent
MawhatiSTMartin N. Majaw Independent
UmroiSTEvansius Kek Mawlong Independent
NongpohSTD. Dethwelson Lapang Indian National Congress
JirangSTSnomick Kalwing Indian National Congress
MairangSTFuller Lyngdoh Mawnai Hill State People's Democratic Party
NongspungSTWinstone Syiemiong Hill State People's Democratic Party
SohiongSTMedras Mylliem Hill State People's Democratic Party
MylliemSTLambourine Kharlukhi Hill State People's Democratic Party
Malki-nongthymmaiSTUpstar Kharbuli Indian National Congress
LaitumkharahSTPeter Garnette Marbaniang Indian National Congress
PynthorumkhrahNoneB. K. Roy Indian National Congress
JaiawSTP. Ripple Kyndiah All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MawkharSTD. D. Pugh All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MawpremNoneDhrubanath Joshi Indian National Congress
LabanNoneBhaskar Choudhury Indian National Congress
MawlaiSTStanlington D. Khongwir Hill State People's Democratic Party
SohryngkhamSTGrosswell Mylliemngap All Party Hill Leaders Conference
DiengliengSTJungai Khongjoh Indian National Congress
NongkremSTDominic Roblin Nongkhynrih Independent
LyngkyrdemSTBrington Buhai Lyngdoh All Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongshkenSTMaham Singh Indian National Congress
SohraSTPhaindrojen Swer All Party Hill Leaders Conference
ShellaSTStanley D.d.nichols Roy All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MawsynramSTKaradoklie E. Tariang Hill State People's Democratic Party
MawkyrwatSTRowell Lyngdoh Hill State People's Democratic Party
PariongSTTubarlin Lyngdoh Hill State People's Democratic Party
NongstoinSTEndro Lawphniaw Hill State People's Democratic Party
LangrinSTBakstarwell Wanniang Hill State People's Democratic Party
MawthengkutSTLedishon Nongsiang Hill State People's Democratic Party
BaghmaraSTWilliamson A. Sangma Indian National Congress
RongrenggiriSTAlbinstone M. Sangma Indian National Congress
RongjengSTPleander G. Momin Indian National Congress
KharkuttaSTPrithington Sangma Indian National Congress
MendipatharSTBeninstand G. Momin All Party Hill Leaders Conference
ResubelparaSTSalseng Marak Indian National Congress
SongsakSTMiriam D.shira Independent
BajengdobaSTGrohonsing Marak Indian National Congress
TikrikillaSTJagendranath Bantha Independent
DadenggiriSTBronson Momin All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongchugiriSTM. Reidson Momin Indian National Congress
PhulbariNone Akramozzaman Indian National Congress
RajabalaST Mozibur Rahman Independent
SelsellaSTGirash Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongramSTCrunden S. Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
TuraSTSingjan Sangma Indian National Congress
ChokpotSTJackman Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
KheraparaSTAlfrien Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
DaluSTMukul Das Independent
DalamgiriSTArmison Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RangsakonaSTJendew Ch. Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
AmpatigiriSTBhadreswar Koch Indian National Congress
SalmanpuraSTMeckenson K.sangma Independent
MahendraganjNoneManik Ch. Das Indian National Congress

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