Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1978
60 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 64.64% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- AHL
- HPD
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLA | AHLSTANLEY D.D.NICHOLS ROY | INDR.WESTER TIEWSHOH | 77913.21% | 64.0% |
| SOHIONG | HPDMEDRAS MYLLIEM | INDNIT SHABONG | 4596.20% | 61.6% |
| SOHRA | AHLPHAINDROJEN SWER | HPDFLINDER ANDERSON KHONGLAM | 74610.62% | 68.8% |
| SOHRYNGKHAM | AHLGROSSWELL MYLLIEMNGAP | INDDRINGSON E. SHALLAM | 1,26620.02% | 65.2% |
| SONGSAK | INDMIRIAM D.SHIRA | INCCHORONSSING SANGMA | 1213.67% | 42.5% |
| SUTNGA-SHANGPUNG | HPDBARRISTER PAKEM | AHLBERYLE SUTNGA | 981.24% | 78.0% |
| TIKRIKILLA | INDJAGENDRANATH BANTHA | INCMANINDRA RAVA | 1993.37% | 71.1% |
| TURA | INCSINGJAN SANGMA | INDFRIDINA MARAK | 6589.06% | 62.0% |
| UMROI | INDEVANSIUS KEK MAWLONG | HPDDLOSINGH LYNGDOH | 5617.72% | 70.0% |
| WAR-JAINTIA | AHLJOHNDENG POHRMEN | INCH.ENOWEL POHSHNA | 93211.02% | 68.2% |
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.
