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Constituency

16. East Shillong

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Meghalaya · Meghalaya Assembly Election, 2018

ML-EAST-SHILLONG

INC 60.3%won by 35.3%BJP 25.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 31.7% to 35.3%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from United Democratic Party (UDP) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 85.3% between them, down from 94.2% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.5% to 71.1%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
24,169
Turnout
71.1%
Valid votes
17,194
Margin
6,074
35.33%

Since 2013

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJP swing
−21.8%
INC share
62.9% 60.3%
BJP share
5.8% 25.0%
Turnout
74.7% 71.1%