1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

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1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
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  1993 16 February 1998 2003  

All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.52%
 First partySecond party
 
Party INC UDP
Seats before2421
Seats won2520
Seat change1 Increase2.svg1 Decrease2.svg

Chief Minister before election

S. C. Marak
INC

Elected Chief Minister

S. C. Marak
INC

The 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 February 1998. [1] [2]

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Results

Summary of the 16 February 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election results
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Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes %±pp Won+/−
Indian National Congress (INC)293,34635.030.41 Increase2.svg251 Increase2.svg
United Democratic Party (UDP) [a] 226,02626.996.48 Decrease2.svg201 Decrease2.svg
People's Democratic Movement (PDM)58,2256.953
Hill State People's Democratic Party 56,6826.773
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)41,9245.011.33 Increase2.svg33 Increase2.svg
Garo National Council (GNC)17,6502.111
Hindu Samaj Party (HSP)4,7540.570
Communist Party of India (CPI)1,3870.170.03 Increase2.svg0Steady2.svg
Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,2530.150
Samajwadi Party 7420.090
Janata Dal 380.00
Independents (IND)135,35617.281.12 Decrease2.svg55 Decrease2.svg
Total837,383100.0060±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.

Elected Members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
War-jaintiaSTRiang Lenon Tariang United Democratic Party
RymbaiSTSimon Siangshai United Democratic Party
Sutnga-shangpungSTOliverneat Chyrmang United Democratic Party
RaliangSTMishalan Suchiang United Democratic Party
NartiangSTH. Britainwar Dan United Democratic Party
Nongbah-wahiajerSTKyrmen Susngi United Democratic Party
JowaiSTSingh Mulieh United Democratic Party
MawhatiSTPhingwell Muktieh Indian National Congress
UmroiSTE.k. Mawlong United Democratic Party
NongpohSTD.d. Lapang Indian National Congress
JirangSTJ.d. Rymbai Indian National Congress
MairangSTKitdor Syiem Indian National Congress
NongspungSTJohn Anthony Lygdoh United Democratic Party
SohiongSTRain Augustine Lyngdoh United Democratic Party
MylliemSTPynshai M. Syiem Independent
Malki-nongthymmaiSTTony Cortis Lyngdoh Indian National Congress
LaitumkharahSTRobert Garnett Lyngdoh Indian National Congress
PynthorumkhrahNoneA.l. Hek Bharatiya Janata Party
JaiawSTA.h. Scott Lyngdoh United Democratic Party
MawkharSTRoshan Warjri United Democratic Party
MawpremNoneDhrubanath Joshi Indian National Congress
LabanNoneThrang Hok Rangad Bharatiya Janata Party
MawlaiSTProcess T. Sawkmie United Democratic Party
SohryngkhamSTSanbor Swell Lyngdoh United Democratic Party
DiengliengST Martle Mukhim United Democratic Party
NongkremSTElston Roy Kharkongor People's Democratic Movement
LyngkyrdemSTB.b. Lyngdoh United Democratic Party
NongshkenSTKhan Khongdkhar Indian National Congress
SohraSTFlinder Anderson Khonglam Independent
ShellaSTDonkupar Roy United Democratic Party
MawsynramSTD.plaslanding Iangjuh United Democratic Party
MawkyrwatSTB. Bires Nongsiej United Democratic Party
PariongSTTubarlin Lyngdoh Nonglait Hill State People's Democratic Party
NongstoinSTHopingstone Lyngdoh Hill State People's Democratic Party
LangrinSTMartin M. Danggo People's Democratic Movement
MawthengkutSTMaysalin War Hill State People's Democratic Party
BaghmaraSTLotsing A. Sangma Indian National Congress
RongrenggiriSTDebora C. Marak Indian National Congress
RongjengSTSujit Sangma Indian National Congress
KharkuttaSTElstone D. Marak Indian National Congress
MendipatharSTFrankenstein W. Momin Indian National Congress
ResubelparaSTSalseng C. Marak Indian National Congress
SongsakSTTonsing N. Marak Indian National Congress
BajengdobaSTChamberline B. Marak Indian National Congress
TikrikillaSTMohindra Rava Indian National Congress
DadenggiriSTAugustine Marak Independent
RongchugiriSTBeckstar Sangma Indian National Congress
PhulbariNone Abu Taher Mondal Independent
RajabalaSTKapin Ch. Boro Indian National Congress
SelsellaSTCyprian R. Sangma People's Democratic Movement
RongramSTMethrona Marak Indian National Congress
TuraSTKulert Cheran Momin Independent
ChokpotSTClifford R. Marak Garo National Council
KheraparaSTBrening Sangma Indian National Congress
DaluSTNityanarayan Simchang Bharatiya Janata Party
DalamgiriSTAdmiral Sangma Indian National Congress
RangsakonaSTAdolf Luhitler Marak Indian National Congress
AmpatigiriSTMukul Sangma Indian National Congress
SalmanpuraSTNimarson Momin United Democratic Party
MahendraganjNone Abdus Saleh Indian National Congress

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