1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

The 1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 9 March 1972.[1] These were Meghalaya's first Legislative Assembly elections, following the creation of the state on 21 January 1972. 59 men and one woman, Percylina Marak, were elected.[2][3]

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
9 March 1972
All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party AHL INC
Seats won 32 9
Popular vote 73,851 20,474
Percentage 35.67 9.89
Elected Chief Minister

Williamson A. Sangma
AHL

Results
Party Votes % Seats
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (AHL) 73,851 35.67 32
Indian National Congress (INC) 20,4749.89 9
Communist Party of India (CPI) 1,182 0.57 0
Independents (IND) 111,50653.86 19[a]
Total 207,013100.00 60
Source: Election Commission of India[4]

a The Hill State People's Democratic Party won 8 seats, but the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official statistical report of the election.[1]

Elected Members
Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Member Party
JowaiSTB. B. ShallamAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongtalangSTEnowell PohshnaIndependent
RymbaiSTLewis BarehIndependent
SutngaSTOnwardleys Well NongtfdIndependent
NartiangSTEdwingson BarehAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
MynsoraliangSTHumphrey HademIndependent
MawlaiSTStanlington KhongwirIndependent
MawkharNoneAlexander WarjriAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
JaiawSTP. Ripple KyndiahAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
MawpremNoneMaham SinghIndian National Congress
Shillong CanttNoneDhrubanath JoshiIndian National Congress
LabanNoneParsvanath ChoudhuryIndian National Congress
MalkiNoneUpstar KharbuliIndependent
LaitumkhrahNonePetergarnett MarbaniangAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongthymmaiSTBrington Buhai LyngdohAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongkhlawSTHoover HynniewtaIndependent
NongpohSTD. Dethwelson LapangIndependent
MawhatiSTMartin Narayan MajawIndependent
SohryngkhamSTG. NilliemncapIndependent
NongkremSTRadhon Singh LyngdohAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
DiengliengSTBeterson KharkongorAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
UmroiSTDlo Singh LyngdohIndian National Congress
MylliemSTJormanik SyiemAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
SohiongSTEdward KurbahIndependent
NongspungSTWinstone SyiemionIndependent
MairangSTY. Fuller Lyngdoh MawnaiIndependent
PariongSTHopingstone LyngdohIndependent
NongstoinSTFrancis K. MawlotIndependent
MawthengkutSTRaisen MawsorIndependent
LangrinSTHumdhrey NongrumAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
MawkyrwatSTRowell LyngdohIndependent
MawsynramSTKisto M Roy MarabaniangAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
ShellaSTStanely D D Nochols RoyAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
SohraSTS P SwerAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongshkenSTDarwin D PughAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
LyngkyrdemSTGalynstone LalooAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
MahendraganjNoneShamsul HoqueIndependent
DaluSTNimosh SangmaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
Dambuk AgaSTBrojendra SangmaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
ChokpotSTJackman MarakAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
SijuSTWilliamson Sangma (uncontested)All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongrenggiriSTChoronsing SangmaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongjengSTPleander Gare MominIndependent
KharkuttaSTPritington SangmaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
SongsakSTElwin SangmaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
ResubelaparaSTSalseng MarakAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
MendipatharNoneSibendra Narayan KochIndian National Congress
TikrikillaNoneManindra RavaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
PhulbariNoneAkra MozamanIndian National Congress
Rongchu GiriSTMedison A. SangmaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
BajengdobaSTGrohonsing MarakAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
DadengiriSTReidson MominAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongramSTPercylina MarakAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
SelsellaSTWilliam Cecil R MarakIndian National Congress
AmpatigiriSTJagabandhu BarmanIndian National Congress
RangsakonaSTSandford MarkaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
TuraSTSingijan SangmaIndian National Congress
KheraparaSTPlansing MarakAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
DalamgiriSTIra Marak (uncontested)All Party Hill Leaders Conference
SalmanparaSTSamarendra Sangma (uncontested)All Party Hill Leaders Conference

Bypolls
Year Constituency Reason for by-poll Winning candidate Party
1973 Mawthengkut Raison Mawsor[5] Independent

References
  1. Warjri, Antarwell (March 2017). "Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies. 3 (5): 206–218. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. Joshi, Hargovind (2004). Meghalaya: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 292. ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5.
  3. Mukhim, Patricia (15 February 2018). "'Matrilineal' Meghalaya Goes to Polls With Only 32 Women in Fray". The Quint. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Meghalaya 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. "Bye-Election to MeghalayaLegislative Assembly : May 1973" (PDF). CEO Meghalaya Shillong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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