Meghalaya election results: 59 of the 60 constituencies went to polls on February 27.
Here are the live updates of Meghalaya election results 2018:
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Ram Madhav, BJP
Meghalaya is heading for a divided house. Will see how we can form a non-Congress government there. Himanta Biswa Sarma and I will go to Meghalaya
Eearly trends for 59 seats show the seat distribution in Meghalaya with Congress leading followed by NPP. BJP gets 8 seats.
Radhika Khera, Congress
We will retain Meghalaya. Development politics will win, divisive politics of the BJP will lose.
Nalin Kohli, BJP to NDTV
- Meghalaya is a candidate-driven election and not a ideology or cadre-based election.
- We constantly pointed out that we are not here to change eating habits. The only book we follow is that of the constitution
- Meghalaya has abysmal infrastructure. We fought the election on development plank.
- I'm not disappointed yet. The BJP is No. 2 in several seats
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is leading from both Songsak and Ampati constituencies. In a first, Congress' Mukul Sangma contested from two constituencies in Meghalaya that went to polls on February 27.
Election analysis on ndtv.com
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Nalin Kohli, BJP to NDTV
- Meghalaya is a candidate-driven state, hence candidates win despite shifting parties.
- Congress is bringing up beef ban. But we are not here to change eating habits.
- I won't be disappointed till the last vote is counted
- Meghalaya results are early trends. But the contest has become a Congress vs BJP. Do remember in Meghalaya we are zero. The BJP is poised for massive growth in Meghalaya
Meghalaya election results: Initial trends show the ruling Congress leading by a close margin with NPP.
If Meghalaya votes in a hung assembly, as it has for all but one election, the BJP and its regional partners in the Northeast Democratic Alliance could quickly announce a post-poll alliance as was seen last year in the Manipur elections. The Congress was the single largest party in Manipur, but the BJP quickly stitched an alliance to form government.
What Exit Polls Predict in the Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2018:
Meghalaya Election 2018 Exit Poll by JanKiBaat-NewsX predicts that that the National People's Party (NPP) is set to gain with 23-27 seats while the BJP will get 8-12 seats, with vote shares of 39 and 12 per cent respectively. The Congress is predicted to win 13-17 seats with a voteshare of 21 per cent and others are likely to get 2 to 6 seats. The CVoter exit poll predicts a close finish, with the Congress likely to get 13-19 seats and the NPP 17 to 23 seats, with vote shares of 36.5 and 29.4 per cent respectively. The BJP in Meghalaya is likely to get 4-8 seats with a vote share of 16.6 per cent, the poll said.
People out on the streets as they watch early trends at a public ground in Shillong, Meghalaya.
The BJP and its regional allies from Meghalaya like the National People's Party (NPP) founded by former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma and the United Democratic Party are contesting separately. The NPP is seen as the Congress' toughest challenger.
In Meghalaya, if the Congress fails to get majority, the BJP will be able to stitch together a coalition, says Vikram Chandra in the election analysis with NDTV
Congress leads in 7, NPP in 7 and the BJP in 3 seats with leads for 33 seats awaited
Himanta Biswa Sarma to NDTV:
- If we win Tripura and if we can regain Nagaland, have government in Meghalaya, then our expansion in North East will be complete, barring Mizoram. Today will be a big day.
- In Meghalaya, we have to talk to other parties and install a non-Congress government.
North East Assembly Elections 2018: BJP Eyes 3/3 As Votes Are Counted in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Today - 10 PointsThe BJP and the ruling CPM are neck and neck in very early rounds of counting of votes in Tripura; the BJP hopes to end the two-decade run of the Left party's Manik Sarkar as chief minister. Counting of votes began at 8 this morning for assembly elections in three Northeastern states - Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura.
Live Election Results 2018: Stakes High In Tripura, Meghalaya And NagalandCounting of votes has begun in the three north east states - Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. The results of the high-stakes assembly elections in the three states will be known later today. The BJP is looking to take all the three north east states, confident of its performance after its two successive victories in Assam and Manipur in the last two years.
Assembly election results: Congress leads in one seat in Meghalaya show initial trends
Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said a three-tier security arrangement was made at all the 13 counting centres and 11 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed for the counting process.
The Election Commission has ordered re-polling in Meghalaya's Kyndong Tuber polling station in Raliang constituency of West Jaintia Hills district tomorrow. Voting will be held from 7 am to 4 pm, he said.
The order came after he recommended re-polling in the polling station due to a ''human error'' which had resulted in a mix up of EVMs from another constituency. This had led to voting being stopped in the polling station.
Meghalaya saw 84.86 per cent voter turnout on February 27. In 2013 Meghalaya Assembly elections, the voter turnout was 87 per cent. According to the State Election Commission, 1,842,163 electors were eligible to cast their vote. Of these, 9,12,849 were men and 9,29,314 were women. The polling was held on 3,082 polling booths.
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