Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1988
60 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 75.18% turnout.
Seats
60
Candidates
271
3 women, 2 elected
Turnout
75.18%
6.07 lakh of 8.07 lakh
Leading party
INC
22 of 60 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Meghalaya
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 22 | -3 | 60 | 1,98,028 | 32.65% | +4.97 |
| HPUHPU | 19 | +19 | 55 | 1,62,806 | 26.84% | — |
| INDIndependent | 9 | +6 | 83 | 1,18,816 | 19.59% | -2.90 |
| HPDHPD | 6 | -9 | 31 | 76,884 | 12.68% | -6.64 |
| AHLAAHLA | 2 | +2 | 18 | 28,391 | 4.68% | — |
| PDCPDC | 2 | 0 | 15 | 19,402 | 3.20% | -1.72 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2,206 | 0.36% | -0.15 |
- INC22 (37%)
- HPU19 (32%)
- IND9 (15%)
- HPD6 (10%)
- AHLA2 (3%)
- PDC2 (3%)
- INC22
- HPU19
- IND9
- HPD6
- AHLA2
- PDC2
- INC22
- HPU19
- IND9
- HPD6
- AHLA2
- PDC2
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Meghalaya
Closest contest
KHERAPARA
won by 0 (0.00%)
Biggest victory
PARIONG
won by 4,411 (48.08%)
Highest turnout
NONGBAH-WAHIAJER
90.72%
Lowest turnout
NONGSTOIN
55.34%
Seat change
Against Meghalaya's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1983), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained16 (27%)
- Changed hands44 (73%)
16 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 44 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
- HPU
- IND
- HPD
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPATIGIRI | INDMONENDRA AGITOK | INCBHADRESWAR KOCH | 9667.75% | 82.7% |
| BAGHMARA | INCWILLIAMSON A. SANGMA | INDWEABLE CH. SANGMA | 2,66331.97% | 71.6% |
| BAJENGDOBA | INCCHAMBERLINE MARAK | HPUGROHONSING MARAK | 2,52729.25% | 73.3% |
| CHOKPOT | HPUCLIFFORD R. MARAK | INCJINJAR N. SANGMA | 1892.41% | 74.6% |
| DADENGGIRI | INCNORWIN B. SANGMA | HPUDENISON SANGMA | 1,43513.90% | 64.7% |
| DALAMGIRI | AHLAARMISON MARAK | INCIRA R. MARAK | 1061.26% | 78.1% |
| DALU | INCMOUNTBATTEN SANGMA | HPUARCHIBOLD A. SANGMA | 82310.33% | 78.9% |
| DIENGLIENG | PDCMARTLE MUKHIN | INCMEDISTAR WARBAH | 2,44322.36% | 77.7% |
| JAIAW | INCP. RIPPLE KYNDIAH | HPUA.H. SCOTT LYNGDOH | 8889.06% | 68.9% |
| JIRANG | INCJ. DRINGWELL RYMBAI | HPUGERSON LYNGDOH | 4185.25% | 59.0% |
| JOWAI | INCROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO | HPUGUINTON PASSAH | 8027.63% | 86.7% |
| KHARKUTTA | HPULUDERBERG CH. MOMIN | INCPRETTING TONE SANGMA | 2112.67% | 65.3% |
| KHERAPARA | INDCHAMBERUN MARAK | INCROSTER M. SANGMA | 00.00% | 70.6% |
| LABAN | HPUANTHONY LYNGDOH | INCBHASKAR CHOUDHARY | 93811.98% | 67.5% |
| LAITUMKHARAH | INCPETER G. MAREANIANG | HPUJ. KHONGLAH | 1,06413.78% | 63.0% |
| LANGRIN | INCPROBIN K. RASWAI | HPUBAKSTARWELL WANNIANG | 2,31821.72% | 80.0% |
| LYNGKYRDEM | HPUB.B.LYNGDOH | INCDENIS RYNGJAH | 2,12119.70% | 71.8% |
| MAHENDRAGANJ | HPUDHABAL CH. BARMAN | INCHARAKANTA BARMAN | 1,39313.69% | 85.9% |
| MAIRANG | HPDFULLER LYNGDON MAWNAI | INDKITDOR SYIEM | 5594.56% | 82.1% |
| MALKI-NONGTHYMMAI | INCUPSTAR KHARBULI | HPUBINDO M. LANONG | 8999.91% | 64.5% |
| MAWHATI | HPUS.R.MOKSHA | INDMARTIN N. MAJAW | 1,00310.40% | 75.8% |
| MAWKHAR | HPUKORBAR SINGH | INCW.H.D. SYNGKON | 5138.32% | 65.0% |
| MAWKYRWAT | HPUBIRES NONGSIEJ | INCROWELL LYNGDOH | 1,18910.29% | 79.1% |
| MAWLAI | HPUS.D. KHONGWIR | INDM.S. LYNGDOH MYRDON | 4,36342.15% | 68.5% |
| MAWPREM | INCD.N.JOSHI | INDHEREFORD S. SAWIAN | 1,56622.07% | 65.4% |
| MAWSYNRAM | INCMESTONNATH KHARCHANDY | HPUD.P. IANGJUH | 8318.51% | 72.7% |
| MAWTHENGKUT | INCMAYSALIN WAR | HPDH. LEDISHON NONGSIANG | 2522.56% | 63.6% |
| MENDIPATHAR | HPUBENINSTAND G. MOMIN | INCJAMINDRO R. MARAK | 1,12210.69% | 78.6% |
| MYLLIEM | HPUD.M.ROY KHARKONGOR | INCORIS LYNGDOH | 4824.63% | 73.6% |
| NARTIANG | INCH. BRITAINWAR DAN | HPUHENRY LAMIN | 1831.45% | 81.3% |
| NONGBAH-WAHIAJER | INDKYRMEN SUSNGI | HPDEDMUND SPEAKERSON LYNGDOH | 520.42% | 90.7% |
| NONGKREM | INCH.S.SHYLLA | PDCD.ROBLIN NONGKYNRIH | 5484.68% | 81.4% |
| NONGPOH | INCD. DETHWELSON LAPANG | HPDCHOSTERFIELD KHONGWIR | 1,18211.20% | 77.3% |
| NONGSHKEN | HPUG.S. MASSAR | INCS.DKHAR | 1,94522.30% | 71.6% |
| NONGSPUNG | HPDS. LONIAK MARBANIANG | HPUWINSTONE SYIEMIONG | 2191.90% | 80.7% |
| NONGSTOIN | HPDHOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH | INCFRANCIS K. MAWLOT | 7896.10% | 55.3% |
| PARIONG | HPDHOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH | INCD. DARIUS LYNGKHOI | 4,41148.08% | 71.7% |
| PHULBARI | HPUPARIMAL RAVA | INCSOFIOR RAHMAN HAZARIKA | 1,37810.71% | 87.7% |
| PYNTHORUMKHRAH | INDJ. MARVIN PARIAT | INCB.K. ROY | 3,14433.19% | 71.8% |
| RAJABALA | INDMIRIAM D. SHIRA | INDSIBENDRA NARAYAN KOCH | 8136.40% | 85.3% |
| RALIANG | INCHERBERT SUCHIANG | HPUMIHSALAN SUCHIANG | 5653.94% | 89.6% |
| RANGSAKONA | HPUCHESTERFIELD W. MARAK | INDPIPINSON MOMIN | 8839.69% | 79.8% |
| RESUBELPARA | INCSALSENG MARAK | HPUTIMOTHY SHIRA | 1,75817.82% | 79.3% |
| RONGCHUGIRI | HPUSHERJEE M. SANGMA | INCWILLIAM CECIL MARAK | 1,46118.17% | 76.6% |
| RONGJENG | HPUPLEANDER G. MOMIN | INDSUJIT SANGMA | 2733.57% | 69.5% |
| RONGRAM | AHLACRUNDEN SANGMA | INCGODWIN D. SHIRA | 2702.76% | 75.6% |
| RONGRENGGIRI | HPUPROJEND D. SANGMA | INCALBINSTON M. SANGMA | 1,38212.63% | 68.9% |
| RYMBAI | INDSIMON SIANGSHAI | INDOBIL KYNDIAT | 6494.39% | 89.6% |
| SALMANPURA | INDNIMARSON MOMIN | HPUMETTALSON SANGMA | 2,31824.09% | 77.3% |
| SELSELLA | INCATUL C. MARAK | HPUJARNAS BANGSHALL | 6597.86% | 78.7% |
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 1988?
Indian National Congress won 22 of 60 seats in Meghalaya, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1988?
Turnout was 75.18% — 6.07 lakh of 8.07 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Meghalaya have?
Meghalaya has 60 assembly seats.