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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1983
60 seats · 30 changed party since 1978
Party standings
Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1983 · 5 parties won seats
- INC25
- AHL15
- HPD15
- IND3
- PDC2
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 2542% | 1,30,956 | 27.7% | 60 |
| AHLAHL | 1525% | 1,18,593 | 25.1% | 55 |
| HPDHPD | 1525% | 91,386 | 19.3% | 46 |
| INDIndependent | 35% | 1,06,378 | 22.5% | 127 |
| PDCPDC | 23% | 23,253 | 4.9% | 21 |
+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Meghalaya Assembly Election, 1983 · winner by seat
60 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 31
1983 · selected
Majority 31
INC25AHL15HPD15IND3PDC2
1978 · previous
Majority 31
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1978 → 1983
1978 1983· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
30.4
27.7
24.9
25.1
19.2
19.3
24.8
22.5
0.0
4.9
INCAHLHPDINDPDC
Seat change
1983 seats minus 1978 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
20 → 25
+5
AHL
16 → 15
−1
HPD
14 → 15
+1
IND
10 → 3
−7
PDC
0 → 2
+2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1978 → 1983
share lostshare gained
PDC
0.0% → 4.9%
+4.9%
IND
24.8% → 22.5%
−2.3%
INC
30.4% → 27.7%
−2.7%
Biggest INC–AHL swings
Seats where the INC-vs-AHL vote gap moved most, 1978 → 1983. 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
Laitumkharah
−62.9%
Mahendraganj
−52.9%
Dadenggiri
+40.8%
Ampatigiri
−40.6%
Resubelpara
+40.3%
Umroi
+38.7%
Phulbari
−34.2%
Kherapara
+34.1%
Chokpot
+32.1%
Nartiang
−32.0%
Pariong
−31.8%
Nongspung
+29.1%
Closest races · 1983
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1983
60 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1978
- AmpatigiriINC2.0%
- BaghmaraINC57.0%
- BajengdobaINC30.1%
- ChokpotIND2.8%
- DadenggiriINC14.3%
- DalamgiriINC15.7%
- DaluINC10.5%
- DiengliengPDC1.1%
- JaiawAHL10.6%
- JirangHPD5.4%
- JowaiINC6.3%
- KharkuttaINC19.3%
- KheraparaINC13.0%
- LabanINC14.2%
- LaitumkharahAHL8.2%
- LangrinHPD24.2%
- LyngkyrdemAHL6.6%
- MahendraganjINC8.5%
- MairangAHL20.8%
- Malki-NongthymmaiAHL14.2%
- MawhatiHPD23.7%
- MawkharAHL5.1%
- MawkyrwatHPD1.1%
- MawlaiHPD7.2%
- MawpremINC17.6%
- MawsynramINC5.5%
- MawthengkutHPD2.8%
- MendipatharAHL10.1%
- MylliemAHL3.8%
- NartiangIND4.2%
- Nongbah-WahiajerHPD0.4%
- NongkremPDC5.8%
- NongpohINC7.9%
- NongshkenHPD8.4%
- NongspungHPD37.3%
- NongstoinHPD18.2%
- PariongHPD28.1%
- PhulbariAHL3.4%
- PynthorumkhrahINC12.7%
- RajabalaINC5.4%
- RaliangHPD10.4%
- RangsakonaINC2.3%
- ResubelparaINC22.8%
- RongchugiriAHL16.0%
- RongjengINC6.3%
- RongramAHL9.4%
- RongrenggiriINC15.2%
- RymbaiAHL5.4%
- SalmanpuraAHL3.4%
- SelsellaINC18.4%
- ShellaAHL4.8%
- SohiongINC11.8%
- SohraHPD2.6%
- SohryngkhamAHL11.2%
- SongsakINC15.5%
- Sutnga-ShangpungHPD7.9%
- TikrikillaINC18.0%
- TuraINC3.5%
- UmroiHPD17.2%
- War-JaintiaIND1.6%