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Meghalaya Lok Sabha 1977

Results board · 2 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateMeghalaya
Seats
2
Constituencies
Majority
2
Seats needed of 2
Electors
5.30L
On the roll
Votes polled
2.65L
49.9% of electors
Median turnout
47.6%
Median of 2 seats
IND short
−1
Below majority · 1 − 2

[01]Seat matrix

2 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 2 seats: IND 1, INC 1. Majority line at 2 seats. Hemicycle of 2 seats: IND 1, INC 1. Majority line at 2 seats.
Majority · 2 of 2IND 1 · 1 short of majority
IND 150.0% Independents
INC 150.0% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 35.9%1 seat · 50.0%
Others 64.1%1 seat · 50.0%

Vote share not published

  • IND1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Shillong was decided by 4,765 votes, the closest of 2 seats; Tura had the widest margin, 14,034.

    min / max of margin over 2 seats with a recorded margin

  2. Turnout ran from 39.5% in Tura to 55.6% in Shillong; the median seat polled 47.6%.

    min / median / max over 2 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

2 of 2 seats carry a turnout
025507510047.6%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 150.0% of seats
50–60 150.0% of seats
60–70 00.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestTura39.5%
  • HighestShillong55.6%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

2 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Meghalaya Lok Sabha 1977, all 2 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 ShillongSTCLOSEST Hoping Stone Lyngdoh Independent 1,90,149 4,765 2.5 55.6
02 TuraSTWIDEST Purna A. Sangma Indian National Congress 74,395 14,034 18.9 39.5
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 14,034 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1977 · Meghalaya · 2 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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