2014 Indian general election in Meghalaya

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Indian General Election in Meghalaya, 2014
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  2009 9 April 2019  

2 seats
Turnout68.80%
 First partySecond party
 
Party INC NPP
Seats won11

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The Indian General Election, 2014 polls in Meghalaya for two Lok Sabha seats will be held in a single phase on 9 April 2014. [1] As of 28 January 2014 The total voter strength of Meghalaya is 1,553,028. [2]

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Opinion polling

Conducted in Month(s)RefPolling Organisation/Agency
INC NPP
Aug–Oct 2013 [3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter11
Jan–Feb 2014 [4] Times Now-India TV-CVoter11

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below [1]

Polling DayPhaseDateConstituenciesVoting Percentage
129 April Shillong, Tura 71 [5]

Results

As per the results declared on 16 May 2014, the Indian National Congress candidate Vincent Pala secured the Shillong Lok Sabha seat while the National Peoples Party candidate Purno Agitok Sangma won the Tura seat. [6]

11
NPPINC
Name of PartyVote Share %ChangeSeats wonChanges
Bharatiya Janata Party 8.90%00
Indian National Congress 37.90%−6.94%10
National People's Party 22.20%+22.201+1

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References

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  2. "Meghalaya General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014". Maps of India. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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  5. "Lok Sabha elections: Polling ends in Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal". The Indian Express. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. "Meghalaya Election results on ECI website".