2014 Indian general election in Meghalaya
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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]
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| Turnout | 68.80% ( 4.42%) | |||||||||||||||
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Contested Parties
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Indian National Congress |  |
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Vincent Pala | 2 | |
| National People's Party |  |
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Conrad Sangma | 1 | |
| United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) |  |
Donkupar Roy | 1 | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Narendra Modi | 1 | |
Opinion polling
Election schedule
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 |
Detailed Result
Constituency wise
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Shillong | Vincent Pala | INC | 209,340 | 33.76 | P. B. M. Basaiawmoit | IND | 168,961 | 27.25 | 40,379 | 6.51 | ||
| 2 | Tura | P. A. Sangma | NPEP | 239,301 | 52.22 | Daryl William Ch Momin | INC | 199,585 | 43.55 | 39,716 | 8.67 | ||
Assembly segments wise lead of Parties
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2013 elections) | |
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| Indian National Congress | 23 | 29 | |
| National People's Party | 18 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Party | 9 | 8 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 | 0 | |
| Others | 5 | 21 | |
| Total | 60 | ||