Meghalaya assembly election, Feb 1998
60 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 72.34% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Meghalaya
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 25 | +1 | 59 | 2,93,346 | 35.03% | +0.41 |
| UDPUDP | 20 | +20 | 56 | 2,26,026 | 26.99% | — |
| INDIndependent | 5 | -5 | 85 | 1,35,356 | 16.16% | -1.11 |
| PDMPDM | 3 | +3 | 19 | 58,225 | 6.95% | — |
| HPDPHPDP | 3 | +3 | 19 | 56,682 | 6.77% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 3 | +3 | 28 | 41,924 | 5.01% | +1.33 |
| GNCGNC | 1 | +1 | 16 | 17,650 | 2.11% | — |
| HSPHSP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,754 | 0.57% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,387 | 0.17% | +0.03 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1,253 | 0.15% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 742 | 0.09% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0.00% | — |
- INC25 (42%)
- UDP20 (33%)
- IND5 (8%)
- PDM3 (5%)
- HPDP3 (5%)
- BJP3 (5%)
- Others1 (2%)
- INC25
- UDP20
- IND5
- PDM3
- HPDP3
- BJP3
- Others1
- INC25
- UDP20
- IND5
- PDM3
- HPDP3
- BJP3
- GNC1
Constituency performance
From the 60 results in Meghalaya
Seat change
Against Meghalaya's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1993), 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
- UDP
- IND
- PDM
Assembly seat results
All 60 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–60 of 60
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLA | UDPDONKUPAR ROY | INCG.GRANDERSON SYIEMLIEH | 8119.54% | 63.8% |
| SOHIONG | UDPRAIN AUGUSTINE LYNGDOH | INCH. DONKUPAR R. LYNGDOH | 3441.92% | 78.3% |
| SOHRA | INDFLINDER ANDERSON KHONGLAM | INCWALTER DAVID LYNGWI | 1,10410.14% | 67.7% |
| SOHRYNGKHAM | UDPSANBOR SWELL LYNGDOH | INCDAPMAIN KHYRIEMMUJAT | 100.08% | 70.2% |
| SONGSAK | INCTONSING N. MARAK | UDPHELTONE N. MARAK | 2,27218.94% | 70.1% |
| SUTNGA-SHANGPUNG | UDPOLIVERNEAT CHYRMANG | INCSHITLANG PALE | 1,83010.93% | 81.0% |
| TIKRIKILLA | INCMOHINDRA RAVA | INDNAGENDRA RABHA | 1,0207.77% | 75.4% |
| TURA | INDKULERT CHERAN MOMIN | INCJOYLANCE MOMIN | 3851.79% | 56.6% |
| UMROI | UDPE.K. MAWLONG | PDMSTANLY WISS RYMBAI | 3,07818.09% | 73.4% |
| WAR-JAINTIA | UDPRIANG LENON TARIANG | INCJOHNDENG POHRMEN | 7104.18% | 77.6% |
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 1998?
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 1998?
Turnout was 72.34% — 8.37 lakh of 11.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Meghalaya have?
Meghalaya has 60 assembly seats.
