Meghalaya, Lok Sabha election 1996
2 constituencies in Meghalaya, 60.28% turnout.
Seats
2
Candidates
10
1 women, 0 elected
Turnout
60.28%
6.59 lakh of 10.9 lakh
Leading party
INC
1 of 2 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Meghalaya
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3,53,327 | 53.64% | -2.97 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 4 | 2,35,893 | 35.81% | +0.57 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60,157 | 9.13% | +2.24 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9,283 | 1.41% | +0.16 |
- INC1 (50%)
- IND1 (50%)
- INC1
- IND1
- INC1
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 2 results in Meghalaya
Closest contest
SHILLONG
won by 79,302 (20.99%)
Biggest victory
TURA
won by 1,84,790 (65.78%)
Highest turnout
TURA
68.51%
Lowest turnout
SHILLONG
55.33%
Seat change
Against Meghalaya's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (50%)
- Changed hands1 (50%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 1 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Meghalaya, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- IND
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 2 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–2 of 2
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHILLONG | INDG.GILBERT SWELL | INCD.D.LAPANG | 79,30220.99% | 55.3% |
| TURA | INCPURNO AGITOK SANGMA | BJPENILA SHIRA | 1,84,79065.78% | 68.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Meghalaya alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.