2014 Indian general election in Meghalaya

The Indian General Election, 2014 polls in Meghalaya for two Lok Sabha seats will be held in a single phase on 9 April 2014.[1] As of 28 January 2014 The total voter strength of Meghalaya is 1,553,028.[2]

Indian General Election in Meghalaya, 2014
9 April
2 seats
Turnout68.80%
  First party Second party
 
Party INC NPP
Seats won 1 1

Opinion polling
Conducted in Month(s) Ref Polling Organisation/Agency
INC NPP
Aug–Oct 2013 [3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 11
Jan–Feb 2014 [4] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 11

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1] –

Polling Day Phase Date Constituencies Voting Percentage
1 2 9 April Shillong, Tura 71[5]

Results

As per the results declared on 16 May 2014, the Indian National Congress candidate Vincent Pala secured the Shillong Lok Sabha seat while the National Peoples Party candidate Purno Agitok Sangma won the Tura seat.[6]

1 1
NPP INC
Name of PartyVote Share %ChangeSeats wonChanges
Bharatiya Janata Party8.90%00
Indian National Congress37.90%−6.94%10
National People's Party22.20%+22.201+1
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References
  1. "General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections" (PDF). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. "Meghalaya General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2014". Maps of India. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  5. "Lok Sabha elections: Polling ends in Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal". The Indian Express. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. "Meghalaya Election results on ECI website".
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