Meghalaya will go the assembly election on February 23 and it will be the first election of the year. Polls will be held in all 60 constituencies of the state. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Congress president DD Lapang along with 343 candidates are in the fray to contest the poll.
Some of the prominent candidates are - CM, Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh, Congress president Lapang , UDP president Don Kupar Roy, Education minister RC Laloo, former Leader of Opposition and son of PA Sangma Conrad K Sangma and his brother James Sangma.
| Meghalaya Assembley Elections (Total 60 ACs) |
| Status Known For 60 out of 60 Constituencies |
| Party |
Won |
Leading |
Total |
| Indian National Congress |
30 |
0 |
30 |
| Nationalist Congress Party |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| United Democaratic Party |
8 |
0 |
8 |
| Hill State People's Democratic Party |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| National People's Party |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Others |
14 |
0 |
14 |
| Meghalaya Assembley Elections Partywise Result |
| Party |
2013 |
2008 |
Margin |
| Indian National Congress |
30 |
25 |
+5 |
| Nationalist Congress Party |
2 |
11 |
-9 |
| United Democaratic Party |
8 |
15 |
-7 |
| Hill State People's Democratic Party |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
| National People's Party |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
| Others |
14 |
5 |
+9 |
| Partywise Position in Meghalaya |
| Details of Assembly constituencies |
| Total Assembly constituencies |
59 (Gen 5, SC 0, ST 55) |
| Assembly constituencies for which elections are being held |
60 |
| Assembly constituencies for which Candidates/Voter turnout is Available |
60 |
|
| Electors and Voters |
| Total Electors |
14,90,015, of which 7,53,307 are women (12,14, 636 in 2008) |
| Polling Stations |
2,485 |
| Votes Polled |
10,85, 966 (in 2008) |
| Polling % |
89.4% (in 2008) |
|
| Number of Candidates |
| Number of Candidates Parties |
345 in 2013 (338 in 2008) |
| Party-wise candidates |
| INC |
NCP |
NPP |
UDP |
BJP
|
CPI |
Independents |
Others |
| 60 |
21 |
32 |
50 |
13 |
1 |
122 |
46 |
|
| Election Schedule in Meghalaya |
| Sl. No: |
Poll Event |
| Date |
| 1. |
Issue of Notification |
30.1.2013 (Wednesday) |
| 2. |
Last Date for making Nominations |
6.2.2013 (Wednesday) |
| 3. |
Scrutiny of Nominations |
7.2.2013 (Thursday) |
| 4. |
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidature |
9.2.2013 (Saturday) |
| 5. |
Date of Poll |
23.2.2013 (Saturday) |
| 6. |
Counting of Votes on |
28.2.2013 (Thursday) |
| 7. |
Date before which the Election shall be Completed |
3.3.2013 (Sunday) |
| 8. |
Hours of Poll |
0700 hrs to 1600 hrs |
|
| Result in 2008 |
| INC |
25 |
| NCP |
11 |
| UDP |
14 |
| HSPDP |
2 |
| BJP |
1 |
| KHNAM |
1 |
| Others |
5 |
| Total |
60 |
|
Story first published: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 15:48 [IST]
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