2024 Indian general election in Meghalaya explained
Election Name: | 2024 Indian general election in Meghalaya |
Country: | India |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2019 Indian general election in Meghalaya |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Election Date: | 19 April 2024 |
Next Year: | 2029 |
Next Election: | 2029 Indian general election in Meghalaya |
Seats For Election: | All 2 Meghalaya seats in the Lok Sabha |
Ongoing: | No |
Outgoing Members: | List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Meghalaya |
Opinion Polls: | 2024 Indian general election in Meghalaya#Opinion Polls |
Turnout: | 76.6% (5.17%) |
Leader1: | Vincent Pala |
Party1: | Indian National Congress |
Alliance1: | INDIA |
Leaders Seat1: | Shillong(Lost) |
Leader Since1: | 2021 |
Last Election1: | 48.67%, 1 seat |
Seats Before1: | 1 |
Seats1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 580,103 |
Percentage1: | 34.05% |
Leader3: | Conrad Sangma |
Party3: | National People's Party (India) |
Alliance3: | NDA |
Leaders Seat3: | Did not contest |
Leader Since3: | 2016 |
Last Election3: | 22.45%, 1 seat |
Seats Before3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 412,741 |
Percentage3: | 24.22% |
Party2: | Voice of the People Party (Meghalaya) |
Alliance2: | - |
Leader2: | Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit |
Leaders Seat2: | Did not contest |
Leader Since2: | 2023 |
Last Election2: | New Party |
Seats Before2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 569,156 |
Percentage2: | 33.4% |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Meghalaya on 19 April 2024 to elect 2 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Election Schedule
Poll event | Phase |
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Notification Date | 20 March |
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Last Date for filing nomination | 27 March |
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Scrutiny of nomination | 28 March |
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Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 30 March |
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Date of poll | 19 April |
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Date of counting of votes/Result | 4 June 2024 |
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No. of constituencies | 2 | |
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Parties and alliances
Others
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Exit polls
Results
Results by alliance or party
Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats |
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Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− |
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| INDIA | | INC | 580,103 | 34.05 | | 2 | 1 | |
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| VPP | 569,156 | 33.40 | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NDA | | NPP | 412,741 | 24.22 | | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Others | 122,139 | 7.35 | | 2 | 0 | |
| NOTA | 16,753 | 0.98 | | |
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Total | | 100% | - | 10 | 2 | - | |
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Results by constituency
Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
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1 | Shillong (ST) | 73.78% | | Ricky AJ Syngkon | 5,71,078 | 55.02% | | Vincent Pala | 1,99,168 | 19.19% | 3,71,910 | 35.83% |
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2 | Tura (ST) | 81.37% | | Saleng A. Sangma | 3,83,919 | 56.96% | | Agatha Sangma | 2,28,678 | 33.93% | 1,55,241 | 23.03% | |
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Assembly segments wise lead of Parties
Party | Assembly segments | Position in the Assembly (as of 2023 election) |
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| INC | 24 | 5 |
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| NPP | 4 | 28 |
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| | 32 | 4 |
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| UDP | 0 | 12 |
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| Others | 0 | 11 |
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Total | 60 | |
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See also