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Meghalaya Assembly Election, 2008
60 seats · 37 changed party since 2003
Party standings
Meghalaya Assembly Election, 2008 · 7 parties won seats
- INC25
- NCP15
- UDP11
- IND5
- HSPDP2
- KHNAM1
- BJP1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 2542% | 3,62,617 | 32.9% | 60 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 1525% | 2,28,760 | 20.8% | 50 |
| UDPUnited Democratic Party | 1118% | 2,02,511 | 18.4% | 54 |
| INDIndependent | 58% | 1,45,834 | 13.2% | 77 |
| HSPDPHill State People'S Democratic Party | 23% | 42,235 | 3.8% | 15 |
| KHNAMKHNAM | 12% | 48,833 | 4.4% | 16 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 12% | 29,465 | 2.7% | 23 |
| MDPMinorities Democratic Party | 00% | 30,691 | 2.8% | 18 |
+ 3 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Meghalaya Assembly Election, 2008 · winner by seat
60 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 31
2008 · selected
Majority 31
INC25NCP15UDP11IND5HSPDP2KHNAM1BJP1
2003 · previous
Majority 31
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 2003 → 2008
2003 2008· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
30.0
32.9
19.4
20.8
16.0
18.4
12.2
13.2
0.0
3.8
3.6
4.4
5.4
2.7
INCNCPUDPINDHSPDPKHNAMBJP
Seat change
2008 seats minus 2003 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
22 → 25
+3
NCP
14 → 15
+1
UDP
9 → 11
+2
IND
5 → 5
0
HSPDP
0 → 2
+2
KHNAM
2 → 1
−1
BJP
2 → 1
−1
MDP
4 → 0
−4
HPDP
2 → 0
−2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 2003 → 2008
share lostshare gained
HSPDP
0.0% → 3.8%
+3.8%
INC
30.0% → 32.9%
+2.9%
UDP
16.0% → 18.4%
+2.4%
NCP
19.4% → 20.8%
+1.4%
IND
12.2% → 13.2%
+1.1%
KHNAM
3.6% → 4.4%
+0.8%
LJP
0.0% → 0.6%
+0.6%
GNC
0.9% → 0.4%
−0.6%
PDM
1.8% → 0.0%
−1.8%
MDP
5.3% → 2.8%
−2.5%
Biggest INC–NCP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-NCP vote gap moved most, 2003 → 2008. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − NCP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward NCP.
toward NCPtoward INC
Mahendraganj
+78.6%
Raliang
+70.7%
Laban
−47.0%
Mawlai
+45.9%
Mawprem
+45.5%
Nongspung
+37.9%
Malki-Nongthymmai
−33.0%
Dalu
+32.3%
Mawsynram
−30.0%
Pynthorumkhrah
−27.7%
Lyngkyrdem
+26.2%
Jowai
−24.6%
Closest races · 2008
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 2008
60 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2003
- AmpatigiriINC15.5%
- BaghmaraNCP11.8%
- BajengdobaNCP6.6%
- ChokpotNCP6.5%
- DadenggiriINC5.7%
- DalamgiriINC7.6%
- DaluINC2.0%
- DiengliengUDP0.4%
- JaiawKHNAM53.2%
- JirangUDP6.8%
- JowaiINC3.1%
- KharkuttaNCP1.6%
- KheraparaNCP25.9%
- LabanNCP22.9%
- LaitumkharahUDP14.4%
- LangrinINC21.0%
- LyngkyrdemINC4.6%
- MahendraganjINC5.4%
- MairangUDP7.8%
- Malki-NongthymmaiUDP5.4%
- MawhatiUDP2.0%
- MawkharINC9.3%
- MawkyrwatINC7.3%
- MawlaiINC13.2%
- MawpremIND17.8%
- MawsynramINC1.6%
- MawthengkutINC11.3%
- MendipatharINC0.9%
- MylliemINC7.4%
- NartiangNCP2.2%
- Nongbah-WahiajerINC7.2%
- NongkremUDP3.5%
- NongpohINC3.3%
- NongshkenIND6.7%
- NongspungUDP4.0%
- NongstoinHSPDP20.0%
- PariongHSPDP6.3%
- PhulbariIND10.4%
- PynthorumkhrahBJP40.9%
- RajabalaINC7.9%
- RaliangINC25.4%
- RangsakonaNCP12.1%
- ResubelparaNCP1.7%
- RongchugiriNCP10.2%
- RongjengNCP20.8%
- RongramIND8.5%
- RongrenggiriNCP13.1%
- RymbaiINC26.1%
- SalmanpuraUDP4.2%
- SelsellaNCP10.5%
- ShellaUDP9.3%
- SohiongINC7.5%
- SohraINC3.0%
- SohryngkhamINC20.4%
- SongsakNCP1.9%
- Sutnga-ShangpungINC9.7%
- TikrikillaIND6.4%
- TuraNCP9.2%
- UmroiUDP4.1%
- War-JaintiaINC4.8%