Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, 2013

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Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, 2013
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Party INC UDP
Last election 25 seats [1] 11 seats [2]
Seats won 29 8
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4 [3] Decrease2.svg 3 [4]
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.

A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of the State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameral parliament. There are also members in two unicameral legislatures in Union Territories: the Delhi Legislative Assembly and Puducherry Legislative Assembly.

Meghalaya State in North-east India

Meghalaya is a state in northeastern India. The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. The population of Meghalaya as of 2016 is estimated to be 3,211,474. Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,430 square kilometers, with a length to breadth ratio of about 3:1.

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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. [5] Hence the new election to the 9th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is announced by the Election Commission of India. [6]

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature in the government of the state of Meghalaya in India. Constituted as a directly elected body in 1972, it has 60 members, filled through direct elections held every five years. Like other Indian states, Meghalaya has a parliamentary system of government. The executive branch of the Meghalaya Government is derived from the Legislative Assembly.

Election Commission of India election regulatory body of India

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state Legislative Assemblies, state legislative Councils, and the offices of the President and Vice President of the country. The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per Article 324, and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act. The commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate manner when the enacted laws make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of an election. Being a constitutional authority, Election Commission is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary, the Union Public Service Commission and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

After the scrutiny of the nomination by the candidates, 345 candidates were able to contest in polls in which 320 men and 25 women. [7]

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 Increase2.svg4
United Democratic Party (UDP) 225,676 17.1 8 Decrease2.svg3
National People's Party (NPP) 116,251 8.8 2 Increase2.svg2
Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) 55,049 4.2 4 Increase2.svg2
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 24,256 1.8 2 Decrease2.svg13
North East Social Democratic Party (NESDP) 10,336 0.8 1 Increase2.svg1
Garo National Council (GNC) 9,300 0.7 1 Increase2.svg1
Independents (IND) 365,287 10.0 13 Increase2.svg8
Total 1,319,039 100.00 70 ±0

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References

  1. ↑ www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE2008/StatReport2008_MG.pdf
  2. ↑ www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE2008/StatReport2008_MG.pdf
  3. ↑ eciresults.ap.nic.in
  4. ↑ eciresults.ap.nic.in
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Election Commission of India". Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  6. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_11012013.pdf
  7. ↑ http://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/electionconducted/mla2013/list-of-contesting-candidates.pdf
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