1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

The 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 February 1998.[1][2]

1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
16 February 1998
All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.52%
  First party Second party
 
Party INC UDP
Seats before 24 21
Seats won 25 20
Seat change 1 1
Chief Minister before election

S. C. Marak
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

S. C. Marak
INC

Results
← Summary of the 16 February 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Won +/−
Indian National Congress (INC) 293,34635.030.41 251
United Democratic Party (UDP)[a] 226,02626.996.48 201
People's Democratic Movement (PDM) 58,225 6.95 3
Hill State People's Democratic Party 56,682 6.77 3
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 41,924 5.01 1.33 3 3
Garo National Council (GNC) 17,650 2.11 1
Hindu Samaj Party (HSP) 4,754 0.57 0
Communist Party of India (CPI) 1,387 0.17 0.03 0
Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,253 0.15 0
Samajwadi Party 742 0.09 0
Janata Dal 38 0.0 0
Independents (IND) 135,35617.281.12 55
Total 837,383100.00 60±0
Source: Election Commission of India[3]

a The UDP was formed in 1997 through a merger of the Hill People's Union (HPU), some members of the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HDP) and the Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC). Previous results presented in the table are the combined totals of parties' results from the 1993 election.

Elected Members
Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Member Party
War-jaintiaSTRiang Lenon TariangUnited Democratic Party
RymbaiSTSimon SiangshaiUnited Democratic Party
Sutnga-shangpungSTOliverneat ChyrmangUnited Democratic Party
RaliangSTMishalan SuchiangUnited Democratic Party
NartiangSTH. Britainwar DanUnited Democratic Party
Nongbah-wahiajerSTKyrmen SusngiUnited Democratic Party
JowaiSTSingh MuliehUnited Democratic Party
MawhatiSTPhingwell MuktiehIndian National Congress
UmroiSTE.k. MawlongUnited Democratic Party
NongpohSTD.d. LapangIndian National Congress
JirangSTJ.d. RymbaiIndian National Congress
MairangSTKitdor SyiemIndian National Congress
NongspungSTJohn Anthony LygdohUnited Democratic Party
SohiongSTRain Augustine LyngdohUnited Democratic Party
MylliemSTPynshai M. SyiemIndependent
Malki-nongthymmaiSTTony Cortis LyngdohIndian National Congress
LaitumkharahSTRobert Garnett LyngdohIndian National Congress
PynthorumkhrahNoneA.l. HekBharatiya Janata Party
JaiawSTA.h. Scott LyngdohUnited Democratic Party
MawkharSTRoshan WarjriUnited Democratic Party
MawpremNoneDhrubanath JoshiIndian National Congress
LabanNoneThrang Hok RangadBharatiya Janata Party
MawlaiSTProcess T. SawkmieUnited Democratic Party
SohryngkhamSTSanbor Swell LyngdohUnited Democratic Party
DiengliengSTMartle MukhimUnited Democratic Party
NongkremSTElston Roy KharkongorPeople's Democratic Movement
LyngkyrdemSTB.b. LyngdohUnited Democratic Party
NongshkenSTKhan KhongdkharIndian National Congress
SohraSTFlinder Anderson KhonglamIndependent
ShellaSTDonkupar RoyUnited Democratic Party
MawsynramSTD.plaslanding IangjuhUnited Democratic Party
MawkyrwatSTB. Bires NongsiejUnited Democratic Party
PariongSTTubarlin Lyngdoh NonglaitHill State People's Democratic Party
NongstoinSTHopingstone LyngdohHill State People's Democratic Party
LangrinSTMartin M. DanggoPeople's Democratic Movement
MawthengkutSTMaysalin WarHill State People's Democratic Party
BaghmaraSTLotsing A. SangmaIndian National Congress
RongrenggiriSTDebora C. MarakIndian National Congress
RongjengSTSujit SangmaIndian National Congress
KharkuttaSTElstone D. MarakIndian National Congress
MendipatharSTFrankenstein W. MominIndian National Congress
ResubelparaSTSalseng C. MarakIndian National Congress
SongsakSTTonsing N. MarakIndian National Congress
BajengdobaSTChamberline B. MarakIndian National Congress
TikrikillaSTMohindra RavaIndian National Congress
DadenggiriSTAugustine MarakIndependent
RongchugiriSTBeckstar SangmaIndian National Congress
PhulbariNoneAbu Taher MondalIndependent
RajabalaSTKapin Ch. BoroIndian National Congress
SelsellaSTCyprian R. SangmaPeople's Democratic Movement
RongramSTMethrona MarakIndian National Congress
TuraSTKulert Cheran MominIndependent
ChokpotSTClifford R. MarakGaro National Council
KheraparaSTBrening SangmaIndian National Congress
DaluSTNityanarayan SimchangBharatiya Janata Party
DalamgiriSTAdmiral SangmaIndian National Congress
RangsakonaSTAdolf Luhitler MarakIndian National Congress
AmpatigiriSTMukul SangmaIndian National Congress
SalmanpuraSTNimarson MominUnited Democratic Party
MahendraganjNoneAbdus SalehIndian National Congress

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 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. "Name of the Governors/Chief Minister and chain of events in Meghalaya". Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. "Meghalaya 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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