Indian general election, 2014 (Meghalaya)

Indian General Election in Meghalaya, 2014

9 April

2 seats   First party Second party   Party INC NPP Seats won 1 1

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]

Opinion polling

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

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 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

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. 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.".