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2014 Indian general election in Meghalaya

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Indian General Election in Meghalaya, 2014
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2 seats
Turnout68.80% (Increase4.42%)
  First party Second party
 
Party INC NPP
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1

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]

Opinion polling

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Conducted in Month(s) Ref Polling Organisation/Agency
INC NPP
Aug–Oct 2013 [3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 1 1
Jan–Feb 2014 [4] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 1 1

Election schedule

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Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1] –

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

Results

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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 Party Vote Share % Change Seats won Changes
Bharatiya Janata Party 8.90% 0 0
Indian National Congress 37.90% −6.94% 1 0
National People's Party 22.20% +22.20 1 +1

Constituency wise

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# Constituency Turnout Winner Party Margin
1 Shillong 63.22 Increase Vincent H. Pala[7] INC 40,379
2 Tura 78.13 Increase Purno Agitok Sangma NPP 39,716

References

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  1. ^ a b "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". Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Meghalaya General (Lok Sabha) Election Results Live Update 2019, 2014, 2009 - Parliamentary Constituencies". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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