The
Indian General Election, 2014
General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 201 ...
polls in
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...
for two Lok Sabha seats will be held in a single phase on 9 April 2014.
As of 28 January 2014 The total voter strength of Meghalaya is .
Contested Parties
Opinion polling
Election schedule
Constituency wise Election schedule are given below
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Results
As per the results declared on 16 May 2014, the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
candidate Vincent Pala
Vincent H Pala (born 14 February 1968) is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He served as the MP from Shillong constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha.
Early life and personal life
Vincent H Pala was born to John Dkhar an ...
secured the Shillong
Shillong (, ) is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a Indian state, state in northeastern India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the list of most populous cities in India, 330th most populous city ...
Lok Sabha seat while the National Peoples Party candidate Purno Agitok Sangma won the Tura seat.
Constituency wise
References
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Indian general elections in Meghalaya
2010s in Meghalaya
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...