Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1978
60 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 64.64% turnout.
Seats
60
Candidates
262
7 women, 1 elected
Turnout
64.64%
3.79 lakh of 5.86 lakh
Leading party
INC
20 of 60 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Meghalaya
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 20 | +11 | 57 | 1,09,654 | 28.96% | +19.07 |
| AHLAHL | 16 | -16 | 52 | 94,362 | 24.92% | -10.75 |
| HPDHPD | 14 | +14 | 35 | 72,852 | 19.24% | — |
| INDIndependent | 10 | -9 | 105 | 93,970 | 24.82% | -29.05 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5,447 | 1.44% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,361 | 0.62% | +0.05 |
- INC20 (33%)
- AHL16 (27%)
- HPD14 (23%)
- IND10 (17%)
- INC20
- AHL16
- HPD14
- IND10
- INC20
- AHL16
- HPD14
- IND10
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Meghalaya
Closest contest
PHULBARI
won by 14 (0.18%)
Biggest victory
PARIONG
won by 3,660 (53.96%)
Highest turnout
MAHENDRAGANJ
82.73%
Lowest turnout
RONGCHUGIRI
39.08%
Seat change
Against Meghalaya's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat60 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 60 did not exist at the previous election.
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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- AHL
- HPD
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPATIGIRI | INCBHADRESWAR KOCH | INDJAGABANDHU BARMAN | 2,71037.73% | 66.0% |
| BAGHMARA | INCWILLIAMSON A. SANGMA | AHLELPHINSTONE R. MARAK | 2,65853.23% | 55.8% |
| BAJENGDOBA | INCGROHONSING MARAK | AHLLEVINGSTONE MOMIN | 69220.74% | 44.4% |
| CHOKPOT | AHLJACKMAN MARAK | INCGREENDASH R. MARKA | 3447.57% | 54.4% |
| DADENGGIRI | AHLBRONSON MOMIN | INCNORWIN SANGMA | 1,09023.63% | 44.5% |
| DALAMGIRI | AHLARMISON MARAK | INCIRA MARAK | 62612.01% | 63.3% |
| DALU | INDMUKUL DAS | INCNIMOSH SANGMA | 941.82% | 66.6% |
| DIENGLIENG | INCJUNGAI KHONGJOH | AHLMEDISTAR WARBAH | 821.31% | 65.5% |
| JAIAW | AHLP. RIPPLE KYNDIAH | INDSAIN MANIK JYRWA | 6556.97% | 67.8% |
| JIRANG | INCSNOMICK KALWING | HPDGERSON LYNGDOH | 46210.27% | 48.7% |
| JOWAI | INDTYLLI KYNDIAH | INDDISINGH SHALLAM | 4886.97% | 78.5% |
| KHARKUTTA | INCPRITHINGTON SANGMA | INDKURENDRA D.SHIRA | 94821.44% | 54.1% |
| KHERAPARA | AHLALFRIEN MARAK | INDHENDON T.SANGMA | 340.78% | 47.1% |
| LABAN | INCBHASKAR CHOUDHURY | AHLRAYLAND SINGH LYNGDOH | 62514.17% | 67.8% |
| LAITUMKHARAH | INCPETER GARNETTE MARBANIANG | AHLALEXANDER WARJRI | 2,42940.50% | 65.5% |
| LANGRIN | HPDBAKSTARWELL WANNIANG | INDHETLIN SHIRA | 4756.89% | 69.3% |
| LYNGKYRDEM | AHLBRINGTON BUHAI LYNGDOH | INCTARSON RYNJAH | 4796.73% | 66.2% |
| MAHENDRAGANJ | INCMANIK CH. DAS | INDSHAMSUL HAQUE | 2,83236.24% | 82.7% |
| MAIRANG | HPDFULLER LYNGDOH MAWNAI | AHLIRAD MANIK SYIEM | 1,66825.17% | 58.9% |
| MALKI-NONGTHYMMAI | INCUPSTAR KHARBULI | AHLBINDO M. LANONG | 4376.49% | 66.4% |
| MAWHATI | INDMARTIN N. MAJAW | HPDSENWEL ROY MOKSHA | 5258.73% | 61.4% |
| MAWKHAR | AHLD. D. PUGH | HPDE. SHER SINGH JYRWA | 4538.02% | 66.8% |
| MAWKYRWAT | HPDROWELL LYNGDOH | AHLRENDARSON K. RYAJ | 2,04126.34% | 71.3% |
| MAWLAI | HPDSTANLINGTON D. KHONGWIR | AHLSTOSHON ROY NONGRUM | 2,88140.39% | 75.0% |
| MAWPREM | INCDHRUBANATH JOSHI | INDHARENDRA KUMAR DATTA | 1,90038.94% | 64.6% |
| MAWSYNRAM | HPDKARADOKLIE E. TARIANG | INDD.PALASLANDING IANGJUH | 3284.97% | 70.1% |
| MAWTHENGKUT | HPDLEDISHON NONGSIANG | AHLMAYSALIN WAR | 270.43% | 56.0% |
| MENDIPATHAR | AHLBENINSTAND G. MOMIN | INCLUTHUNATH J.SANGMA | 120.30% | 52.3% |
| MYLLIEM | HPDLAMBOURINE KHARLUKHI | AHLJOR MANIK SYIEM | 1432.06% | 72.5% |
| NARTIANG | INDH.BRITAINWAR DAN | INCEDWINGSON BAREH | 1,69818.82% | 76.6% |
| NONGBAH-WAHIAJER | AHLALBIN LAMARE | INCB.BLOOMING SHALLAM | 2,51631.00% | 77.9% |
| NONGKREM | INDDOMINIC ROBLIN NONGKHYNRIH | AHLRADHON SINGH LYNGDOH | 2,51634.87% | 70.1% |
| NONGPOH | INCD. DETHWELSON LAPANG | AHLANDREAS KHONGJEE | 6029.45% | 62.1% |
| NONGSHKEN | INCMAHAM SINGH | HPDGANOLDSTONE MASSAR | 110.18% | 64.4% |
| NONGSPUNG | HPDWINSTONE SYIEMIONG | AHLHORISHON LYNGDOH B. | 3,08438.37% | 73.9% |
| NONGSTOIN | HPDENDRO LAWPHNIAW | INCFRANCIS K. MAWLOT | 3,45135.65% | 58.2% |
| PARIONG | HPDTUBARLIN LYNGDOH | INCMAK THONGNI | 3,66053.96% | 66.6% |
| PHULBARI | INCAKRAMOZZAMAN | INDSOFIAR RAHMAN HAZARIKA | 140.18% | 80.9% |
| PYNTHORUMKHRAH | INCB. K. ROY | INDSUBHAS CHANDRA BHATTACHARJEE | 78114.22% | 62.1% |
| RAJABALA | INDMOZIBUR RAHMAN | INCKHURSEDUR KHAN | 190.23% | 80.3% |
| RALIANG | HPDHUMPHREY HADEM | AHLM. JERVEYLIWIN GAROD | 1,38112.85% | 78.6% |
| RANGSAKONA | AHLJENDEW CH. MARAK | INCSANFORD K. MARAK | 1,26521.89% | 66.6% |
| RESUBELPARA | INCSALSENG MARAK | AHLTHIMOTHY SHIRA | 90421.13% | 56.8% |
| RONGCHUGIRI | INCM. REIDSON MOMIN | AHLJACKSON MARAK | 2046.86% | 39.1% |
| RONGJENG | INCPLEANDER G. MOMIN | AHLGOTHICKSON G. MOMIN | 1023.03% | 51.3% |
| RONGRAM | AHLCRUNDEN S. SANGMA | INDGODWIN D.SHIRA | 731.37% | 54.1% |
| RONGRENGGIRI | INCALBINSTONE M. SANGMA | AHLPROJENGTON G. MOMIN | 1302.57% | 51.5% |
| RYMBAI | HPDOBIL KYNDAIT | INCNIHON KSIH | 3353.65% | 75.7% |
| SALMANPURA | INDMECKENSON K.SANGMA | INCSAMARENDRO SANGMA | 2,11335.66% | 61.2% |
| SELSELLA | AHLGIRASH MARAK | INCWILLIAM CECIL R. MARAK | 821.93% | 60.5% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1978?
Indian National Congress won 20 of 60 seats in Meghalaya, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1978?
Turnout was 64.64% — 3.79 lakh of 5.86 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Meghalaya have?
Meghalaya has 60 assembly seats.