Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1983
60 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 69.35% turnout.
Seats
60
Candidates
317
8 women, 0 elected
Turnout
69.35%
4.73 lakh of 6.82 lakh
Leading party
INC
25 of 60 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Meghalaya
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 25 | +5 | 60 | 1,30,956 | 27.68% | -1.28 |
| AHLAHL | 15 | -1 | 55 | 1,18,593 | 25.07% | +0.15 |
| HPDHPD | 15 | +1 | 46 | 91,386 | 19.32% | +0.08 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | -7 | 127 | 1,06,378 | 22.49% | -2.33 |
| PDCPDC | 2 | +2 | 21 | 23,253 | 4.92% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,442 | 0.52% | -0.11 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0.01% | — |
- INC25 (42%)
- AHL15 (25%)
- HPD15 (25%)
- IND3 (5%)
- PDC2 (3%)
- INC25
- AHL15
- HPD15
- IND3
- PDC2
- INC25
- AHL15
- HPD15
- IND3
- PDC2
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Meghalaya
Closest contest
NONGBAH-WAHIAJER
won by 31 (0.35%)
Biggest victory
BAGHMARA
won by 3,784 (57.03%)
Highest turnout
PHULBARI
85.31%
Lowest turnout
JIRANG
53.38%
Seat change
Against Meghalaya's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1978), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained30 (50%)
- Changed hands30 (50%)
30 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 30 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 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 | HPDMONENDRA AGITOK | 1831.99% | 75.3% |
| BAGHMARA | INCWILLIAMSON A. SANGMA | AHLEMERSON MARAK | 3,78457.03% | 67.0% |
| BAJENGDOBA | INCCHAMBERLINE MARAK | AHLGROHONSING MARAK | 1,91530.11% | 63.1% |
| CHOKPOT | INDCLIFFORD MARAK | INCMASONSING SANGMA | 1732.79% | 68.5% |
| DADENGGIRI | INCNORWIN SANGMA | HPDDENISON M. SANGMA | 1,11914.29% | 61.8% |
| DALAMGIRI | INCIRA MARAK | AHLARMISON MARAK | 1,10915.69% | 74.6% |
| DALU | INCKAMAL R. BHOWMIK | INDMUKUL DAS | 65210.49% | 74.0% |
| DIENGLIENG | PDCMEDISTAR WARBAH | AHLMARTLE MUKHIM | 811.06% | 73.4% |
| JAIAW | AHLP. RIPPLE KYNDIAH | HPDSAIN MANICK JYRWA | 96410.56% | 68.0% |
| JIRANG | HPDGERSON LYNGDOH | INCJ. DRINGWELL RYMBAI | 3325.43% | 53.4% |
| JOWAI | INCDR. ROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO | AHLTYLLI KUNDIAH | 5406.30% | 78.0% |
| KHARKUTTA | INCPRETTINGTONE SANGMA | INDKURENDRA D. SHIRA | 1,25319.35% | 58.3% |
| KHERAPARA | INCROSTER M. SANGMA | INDOLIVER G. MOMIN | 81412.96% | 64.7% |
| LABAN | INCBHASKAR CHOUDHURY | AHLGARLAND NONGLAIT | 92014.18% | 66.5% |
| LAITUMKHARAH | AHLJUSTINE KHONGLAH | HPDPETER G. MARBANIANG | 5698.18% | 65.3% |
| LANGRIN | HPDBAKSTARWELL WANNIANG | AHLHETLIN SHIRA | 1,96524.18% | 72.3% |
| LYNGKYRDEM | AHLB.B. LYNGDOH | PDCDENIS RYNJAH | 5476.60% | 67.8% |
| MAHENDRAGANJ | INCLOKHINDOR HAJONG | INDSHAMSUL HAQUE | 6888.49% | 82.8% |
| MAIRANG | AHLKITDOR SYIEM | HPDFULLER LYNGDOH MAWNAI | 1,88920.77% | 72.5% |
| MALKI-NONGTHYMMAI | AHLBINDO M. LANONG | INCUPSTAR KHARBULI | 1,01514.24% | 63.0% |
| MAWHATI | HPDS.R. MOKSHA | PDCMARTIN N. MAJAW | 1,69623.75% | 67.3% |
| MAWKHAR | AHLKORBAR SINGH | INCW. HUMPHREY DOLLY SYNGKON | 2765.05% | 63.0% |
| MAWKYRWAT | HPDROWELL LYNGDOH | INCE. GARLAND ROYAL SYIEM | 901.06% | 72.7% |
| MAWLAI | HPDSTANLINGTON DAVID KHONGWIR | AHLANTHONY JALA | 6057.21% | 73.4% |
| MAWPREM | INCDHRUBA NATH JOSHI | INDHEREFORD SANDERSON SAWIAH | 1,11317.59% | 64.6% |
| MAWSYNRAM | INCMESTONNATH KHARSHANDY | HPDD. PLASLANDING LANGJUH | 4115.46% | 69.0% |
| MAWTHENGKUT | HPDH. LEDISHON NONGSIANG | INCEBLIN J. SANGMA | 2492.83% | 66.3% |
| MENDIPATHAR | AHLBENINSTAND G. MOMIN | INCFRANKENSTIEN MOMIN | 85310.10% | 75.5% |
| MYLLIEM | AHLORIS LYNGDOH | PDCMOHAN ROY KHARKONGOR | 3353.85% | 76.1% |
| NARTIANG | INDEDWINGSON BAREH | AHLH. BRITAINWAR DAN | 4464.21% | 73.2% |
| NONGBAH-WAHIAJER | HPDINDRO PARIAT | AHLKATSINGH THUBRU | 310.35% | 74.9% |
| NONGKREM | PDCDOMINIC ROBLIN NONGKYNRIH | INDHISPREACHERING SON SHYLLA | 5245.85% | 77.5% |
| NONGPOH | INCD. DETHWELSON LAPANG | HPDCHOSTERFIELD KHONGWIR | 6017.89% | 67.3% |
| NONGSHKEN | HPDG.S. MASSAR | INCMAHAM SINGH | 6468.41% | 74.5% |
| NONGSPUNG | HPDWINSTONE SYIEMIONG | INDHERSHON MARBANIANG | 3,20237.27% | 73.6% |
| NONGSTOIN | HPDHOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH | INDK. MAWLOT | 1,95618.16% | 55.9% |
| PARIONG | HPDTUBARLIN LYNGDOH | AHLB. PHRINLINGTON MARNGAR | 1,91028.11% | 60.8% |
| PHULBARI | AHLPARIMAL RAVA | INDSOFIER RAHMAN HAZARIKA | 3423.36% | 85.3% |
| PYNTHORUMKHRAH | INCB.K. ROY | INDJAMES MARVIN PARIAT | 1,02512.71% | 64.7% |
| RAJABALA | INCMD. KHORSHEDUR RAHMAN KHAN | INDMAZIBUR RAHMAN | 5615.45% | 84.5% |
| RALIANG | HPDHUMPHREY HADEM | AHLHAMDON LAMARE | 1,37110.40% | 76.3% |
| RANGSAKONA | INCPIPINSON MOMIN | AHLJENDEN CH. MARAK | 1642.28% | 71.7% |
| RESUBELPARA | INCSALSENG MARAK | INDNOBLUNE G. MOMIN | 1,58022.82% | 70.2% |
| RONGCHUGIRI | AHLWILLIAM CECIL MARAK | INCM. REIDSON MOMIN | 80516.00% | 60.5% |
| RONGJENG | INCNIHIMSON SANGMA | INDPLEANDER G. MOMIN | 3556.30% | 63.2% |
| RONGRAM | AHLCRUNDEN S. SANGMA | INCGODWIN D. SHIRA | 7419.38% | 72.6% |
| RONGRENGGIRI | INCALBINSTONE M. SANGMA | AHLWILLIPSON MARAK | 1,13315.21% | 58.6% |
| RYMBAI | AHLNIHON KSIH | INCOBIL KYNDAIT | 6095.42% | 73.2% |
| SALMANPURA | AHLMECKENSON K. SANGMA | INCNIMARSON MOMIN | 2543.43% | 69.5% |
| SELSELLA | INCATUL C. MARAK | AHLPREDINGSON MARAK | 1,02718.44% | 73.3% |
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 1983?
Indian National Congress won 25 of 60 seats in Meghalaya, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1983?
Turnout was 69.35% — 4.73 lakh of 6.82 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Meghalaya have?
Meghalaya has 60 assembly seats.