Meghalaya assembly election, Mar 2023
The 11th Meghalaya legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
59
30 needed for a majority
Largest party
NPP
26 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
428
36 women, 3 elected
Turnout
85.47%
18.6 lakh of 21.7 lakh
The house
59 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- NPP26
- UNITEDDEMOCRATICPARTY11
- AITC5
- INC5
- VOICEOFTHEPEOPLEPARTY4
- BJP2
- IND2
- HILLSTATEPEOPLESDEMOCRATICPARTY2
- Others2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Meghalaya assembly election (2018)
NPP
+25
INC
-16
AITC
+5
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPPNPP | 26 | +25 | 56 | 33.2% | 5,84,337 | 31.49% | +30.89 | 6 |
| UNITEDDEMO…UNITEDDEMOCRATICPARTY | 11 | — | 45 | 20.7% | 3,00,747 | 16.21% | — | 22 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 5 | +5 | 55 | 15.1% | 2,55,742 | 13.78% | +13.44 | 35 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 5 | -16 | 59 | 13.1% | 2,43,839 | 13.14% | -15.18 | 38 |
| VOICEOFTHE…VOICEOFTHEPEOPLEPARTY | 4 | — | 18 | 18.5% | 1,01,264 | 5.46% | — | 11 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 0 | 59 | 9.3% | 1,73,042 | 9.33% | -0.20 | 43 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 44 | 5.1% | 66,704 | 3.60% | -7.43 | 39 |
| HILLSTATEP…HILLSTATEPEOPLESDEMOCRATICPARTY | 2 | — | 10 | 18.6% | 65,989 | 3.56% | — | 5 |
| PEOPLESDEM…PEOPLESDEMOCRATICFRONT | 2 | — | 9 | 12.7% | 34,974 | 1.89% | — | 6 |
| NONEOFTHEA…NONEOFTHEABOVE | 0 | — | 59 | 0.8% | 14,842 | 0.80% | — | 0 |
| GARONATION…GARONATIONALCOUNCIL | 0 | — | 2 | 16.4% | 9,348 | 0.50% | — | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN…REPUBLICANPARTYOFINDIAA | 0 | — | 6 | 1.1% | 1,869 | 0.10% | — | 6 |
| GANASURAKS…GANASURAKSHAPARTY | 0 | — | 1 | 5.5% | 1,375 | 0.07% | — | 1 |
| JANATADALU…JANATADALUNITED | 0 | — | 3 | 1.2% | 1,025 | 0.06% | — | 3 |
| REPUBLICAN…REPUBLICANPARTYOFINDIA | 0 | — | 2 | 0.7% | 434 | 0.02% | — | 2 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Meghalaya at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Mar 2023
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH SHILLONG | Meghalaya | BJPSANBOR SHULLAI | VOICEOFTHE…DANNY LANGSTIEH | 11,60953.69% |
| MAWLAI | Meghalaya | VOICEOFTHE…BRIGHTSTARWELL MARBANIANG | NPPTEIBORLANG PATHAW | 15,64838.40% |
| SELSELLA | Meghalaya | NPPARBINSTONE B MARAK | AITCAGASSI R. MARAK | 8,74126.26% |
| PYNURSLA | Meghalaya | NPPPRESTONE TYNSONG | INCNEHRU SUTING | 8,14023.41% |
| NONGPOH | Meghalaya | UNITEDDEMO…MAYRALBORN SYIEM | INCRONA KHYMDEIT | 6,68620.34% |
| SOUTH TURA | Meghalaya | NPPCONRAD KONGKAL SANGMA | BJPBERNARD N. MARAK | 5,01619.56% |
| SALMANPARA | Meghalaya | NPPIAN BOTHAM K. SANGMA | AITCWINNERSON D. SANGMA | 5,23819.31% |
| WEST SHILLONG | Meghalaya | UNITEDDEMO…PAUL LYNGDOH | NPPMOHENDRO RAPSANG | 3,48518.55% |
| RANIKOR | Meghalaya | UNITEDDEMO…PIUS MARWEIN | BJPMARTIN M. DANGGO | 5,64917.37% |
| TIKRIKILA | Meghalaya | NPPJIMMY D. SANGMA | AITCDR. MUKUL SANGMA | 5,31316.65% |
Closest results of Mar 2023
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAJABALA | Meghalaya | AITCDR. MIZANUR RAHMAN KAZI | NPPMD ABDUS SALEH | 100.03% |
| DADENGGRE | Meghalaya | AITCRUPA M. MARAK | NPPJAMES PANGSANG KONGKAL SANGMA | 180.05% |
| SOHRA | Meghalaya | PEOPLESDEM…GAVIN MIGUEL MYLLIEM | UNITEDDEMO…TITOSSTAR WELL CHYNE | 150.06% |
| MYLLIEM | Meghalaya | INCRONNIE V. LYNGDOH | VOICEOFTHE…AIBANDAPLIN F. LYNGDOH | 380.12% |
| AMLAREM | Meghalaya | UNITEDDEMO…LAHKMEN RYMBUI | NPPSTEPHANSON MUKHIM | 570.16% |
| RAMBRAI JYRNGAM | Meghalaya | INDREMINGTON GABIL MOMIN | HILLSTATEP…K. PHLASTINGWEL PANGNIANG | 1100.32% |
| MAWPHLANG | Meghalaya | UNITEDDEMO…MATTHEW BEYONDSTAR KURBAH | PEOPLESDEM…AUSPICIOUS LYNGDOH MAWPHLANG | 1040.33% |
| MAIRANG | Meghalaya | UNITEDDEMO…METBAH LYNGDOH | INCBATSKHEM RYNTATHIANG | 1550.39% |
| RONGJENG | Meghalaya | NPPJIM M SANGMA | INDWALSENG M. SANGMA | 1280.42% |
| CHOKPOT | Meghalaya | NPPSENGCHIM N. SANGMA | GARONATION…NIKMAN CH. MARAK | 3531.24% |

