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Meghalaya Lok Sabha 1998

Results board · 2 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateMeghalaya
Seats
2
Constituencies
Majority
2
Seats needed of 2
Electors
11.57L
On the roll
Votes polled
8.61L
74.4% of electors
Median turnout
74.6%
Median of 2 seats
INC margin
0
Exactly at majority · 2 − 2

[01]Seat matrix

2 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 2 seats: INC 2. Majority line at 2 seats. Hemicycle of 2 seats: INC 2. Majority line at 2 seats.
Majority · 2 of 2INC 2 · at majority
INC 2100.0% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 47.6%2 seats · 100.0%
UDP 25.5%0 seats
BJP 9.0%0 seats
HPDP 7.4%0 seats
PDP 6.0%0 seats
Others 4.5%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

UPA 47.6%2 seats
NDA 9.0%0 seats
THIRD FRONT 1.4%0 seats
OTHERS 42.0%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 47.6% of votes into 100.0% of seats, a seat premium of 52.4 pp.

    2 ÷ 2 = 100.0% · 100.0 − 47.6 = +52.4

  2. UDP polled 25.5% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 2 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 25.5 = −25.5

  3. Shillong was decided by 6,012 votes, the closest of 2 seats; Tura had the widest margin, 1,77,659.

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

  4. Turnout ran from 73.7% in Shillong to 75.5% in Tura; the median seat polled 74.6%.

    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
025507510074.6%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 00.0% of seats
70–80 2100.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestShillong73.7%
  • HighestTura75.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

2 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Meghalaya Lok Sabha 1998, all 2 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 ShillongSTCLOSEST Paty Ripple Kyndiah Indian National Congress 5,25,796 6,012 1.1 73.7
02 TuraSTWIDEST Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 3,35,094 1,77,659 53.0 75.5
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,77,659 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · 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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