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Meghalaya Lok Sabha 1996

Results board · 2 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateMeghalaya
Seats
2
Constituencies
Majority
2
Seats needed of 2
Electors
10.93L
On the roll
Votes polled
6.73L
61.6% of electors
Median turnout
63.4%
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 53.6%1 seat · 50.0%
BJP 9.1%0 seats
CPI 1.4%0 seats
Others 35.9%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

UPA 53.6%1 seat
NDA 9.1%0 seats
THIRD FRONT 1.4%0 seats
OTHERS 35.9%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. BJP polled 9.1% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 2 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 9.1 = −9.1

  2. Shillong was decided by 79,302 votes, the closest of 2 seats; Tura had the widest margin, 1,84,790.

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

  3. Turnout ran from 56.5% in Shillong to 70.2% in Tura; the median seat polled 63.4%.

    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
025507510063.4%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 150.0% of seats
60–70 00.0% of seats
70–80 150.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestShillong56.5%
  • HighestTura70.2%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

2 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Meghalaya Lok Sabha 1996, all 2 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 ShillongSTCLOSEST G.Gilbert Swell Independent 3,85,600 79,302 20.6 56.5
02 TuraSTWIDEST Purno Agitok Sangma Indian National Congress 2,87,772 1,84,790 64.2 70.2
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,84,790 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1996 · 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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