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Profile of the 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

Vital Stats

Profile of the 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

 The results of the elections to the 11th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly were declared on March 2, 2023. There are 60 assembly seats in the state.  In this note, we analyse data on the profile of the incoming Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and compare it with the previous Assembly.

 NPP has the highest share with 26 seats; 57% MLAs re-elected from same constituency

Political Party

2018

2023

Political Party

2018

2023

National People's Party (NPP)

19

26

Hill State People's Democratic Party

2

2

United Democratic Party

6

11

People's Democratic Front

4

2

All India Trinamool Congress

0

5

Independent

3

2

Indian National Congress

21

5

Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement

1

0

Voice of the People Party

0

4

Nationalist Congress Party

1

0

Bharatiya Janata Party

2

2

Total

59

59

Note: Due to the death of a candidate, elections were adjourned in one constituency in both 2018 (William Nagar) and 2023 (Sohiong).  

  • 34 candidates (57%) were re-elected to this Assembly.  All of them were re-elected from their old constituency. 

 Proportion of older MLAs increases; gender profile remains unchanged

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 Number of MLAs with at least a post graduate degree increases

Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); PRS.

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