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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978
60 seats · 31 changed party since 1972
Party standings
Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978 · 4 parties won seats
- INC20
- AHL16
- HPD14
- IND10
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 2033% | 1,15,101 | 30.4% | 66 |
| AHLAHL | 1627% | 94,362 | 24.9% | 52 |
| HPDHPD | 1423% | 72,852 | 19.2% | 35 |
| INDIndependent | 1017% | 93,970 | 24.8% | 105 |
+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1978 · winner by seat
60 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 31
1978 · selected
Majority 31
INC20AHL16HPD14IND10
1972 · previous
Majority 31
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1972 → 1978
1972 1978· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
9.9
30.4
35.7
24.9
0.0
19.2
53.9
24.8
INCAHLHPDIND
Seat change
1978 seats minus 1972 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
9 → 20
+11
AHL
32 → 16
−16
HPD
0 → 14
+14
IND
19 → 10
−9
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1972 → 1978
share lostshare gained
INC
9.9% → 30.4%
+20.5%
HPD
0.0% → 19.2%
+19.2%
AHL
35.7% → 24.9%
−10.8%
IND
53.9% → 24.8%
−29.0%
Biggest INC–AHL swings
Seats where the INC-vs-AHL vote gap moved most, 1972 → 1978. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − AHL share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward AHL.
toward AHLtoward INC
Bajengdoba
+105.0%
Songsak
+89.4%
Kharkutta
+84.5%
Tikrikilla
+84.1%
Rongrenggiri
+81.5%
Selsella
−78.5%
Dalu
+71.0%
Nongkrem
+69.0%
Chokpot
+63.5%
Kherapara
+61.6%
Rongchugiri
+60.4%
Nartiang
+60.0%
Closest races · 1978
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1978
60 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1972
- AmpatigiriINC37.7%
- BaghmaraINC53.2%
- BajengdobaINC20.7%
- ChokpotAHL7.6%
- DadenggiriAHL23.6%
- DalamgiriAHL12.0%
- DaluIND1.8%
- DiengliengINC1.3%
- JaiawAHL7.0%
- JirangINC10.3%
- JowaiIND7.0%
- KharkuttaINC21.4%
- KheraparaAHL0.8%
- LabanINC14.2%
- LaitumkharahINC40.5%
- LangrinHPD6.9%
- LyngkyrdemAHL6.7%
- MahendraganjINC36.2%
- MairangHPD25.2%
- Malki-NongthymmaiINC6.5%
- MawhatiIND8.7%
- MawkharAHL8.0%
- MawkyrwatHPD26.3%
- MawlaiHPD40.4%
- MawpremINC38.9%
- MawsynramHPD5.0%
- MawthengkutHPD0.4%
- MendipatharAHL0.3%
- MylliemHPD2.1%
- NartiangIND18.8%
- Nongbah-WahiajerAHL31.0%
- NongkremIND34.9%
- NongpohINC9.4%
- NongshkenINC0.2%
- NongspungHPD38.4%
- NongstoinHPD35.7%
- PariongHPD54.0%
- PhulbariINC0.2%
- PynthorumkhrahINC14.2%
- RajabalaIND0.2%
- RaliangHPD12.8%
- RangsakonaAHL21.9%
- ResubelparaINC21.1%
- RongchugiriINC6.9%
- RongjengINC3.0%
- RongramAHL1.4%
- RongrenggiriINC2.6%
- RymbaiHPD3.6%
- SalmanpuraIND35.7%
- SelsellaAHL1.9%
- ShellaAHL13.2%
- SohiongHPD6.2%
- SohraAHL10.6%
- SohryngkhamAHL20.0%
- SongsakIND3.7%
- Sutnga-ShangpungHPD1.2%
- TikrikillaIND3.4%
- TuraINC9.1%
- UmroiIND7.7%
- War-JaintiaAHL11.0%