Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1988
60 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 75.18% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- HPU
- IND
- HPD
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLA | INDDONKUPAR ROY | HPUS. GALMENDER SINGH LYNGDOH | 4185.49% | 73.3% |
| SOHIONG | HPDM.DONKUPAR LYNGDOH | INCNIT SHABONG | 1,97215.53% | 80.4% |
| SOHRA | HPUS.P. SWER | INCFLINDER ANDERSON KHONGLAM | 6506.82% | 75.7% |
| SOHRYNGKHAM | PDCSANBOR S. LYNGDOH | HPDPROTASIUS PYNGROPE | 1,38713.37% | 77.3% |
| SONGSAK | HPULEHINSON SANGMA | AHLAROCKEFELLER MOMIN | 1,10315.33% | 61.8% |
| SUTNGA-SHANGPUNG | INCONWARD LEYSWELL NONGTDU | HPUBARRISTER PAKEM | 520.47% | 86.7% |
| TIKRIKILLA | INDKAPIN CHANDRA BORO | INCMONINDRA RAVA | 7527.24% | 83.7% |
| TURA | INCPURNO A. SANGMA | AHLALAMBERTH SANGMA | 1,50910.47% | 71.5% |
| UMROI | HPDE.K. MAWLONG | INCFLEMING STONE LAPANG | 1,69915.47% | 73.1% |
| WAR-JAINTIA | INCJOHNDENG POHRMEN | HPDH. ENOWELL POHSHNA | 4573.99% | 83.1% |
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.
