1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
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The 1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 9 March 1972.[1] These were Meghalaya's first Legislative Assembly elections, following the creation of the state on 21 January 1972. 59 men and one woman, Percylina Marak, were elected.[2][3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width="1" bgcolor="Template:All Party Hill Leaders Conference/meta/color"| | All Party Hill Leaders Conference (AHL) | 73,851 | 35.67 | 32 |
| width="1" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress (INC) | 20,474 | 9.89 | 9 |
| bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of India/meta/color" | | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 1,182 | 0.57 | 0 |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | Independents (IND) | 111,506 | 53.86 | 19[a] |
| Total | 207,013 | 100.00 | 60 | |
| Source: Election Commission of India[4] | ||||
a The Hill State People's Democratic Party won 8 seats, but the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official statistical report of the election.[1]
References
- ^ a b Warjri, Antarwell (March 2017). "Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies. 3 (5): 206–218.
- ^ Joshi, Hargovind (2004). Meghalaya: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 292. ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5.
- ^ Mukhim, Patricia (15 February 2018). "'Matrilineal' Meghalaya Goes to Polls With Only 32 Women in Fray". The Quint. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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