Meghalaya Assembly Elections
The Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya, also known as the Meghalaya Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 60 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Shillong, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Meghalaya were held in Feb 2023.
The Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya, also known as the Meghalaya Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 60 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Shillong, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Meghalaya were held in Feb 2023.
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- The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly elections in 2023 saw 369 candidates contesting for 59 seats.
- The number of candidates contesting the Meghalaya Assembly elections has been steadily increasing since 2008, moving up from 338 in 2008 to 369 in 2023.
- 14 political parties contested the 2023 Assembly elections, in comparison to 15 parties in the 2018 Assembly elections.
- 4 of the 14 parties secured less than or equal to 0.1% votes individually and only 0.3% of total votes cast in the 2023 Assembly elections collectively.
- Meghalaya had 2.1 million registered voters (electors) in the 2023 Assembly elections, in comparison to 1.8 million registered voters in 2018.
- 85.1% of the voters exercised their franchise in the 2023 Assembly elections, a 0.5% drop over the 2018 Assembly elections. The women's turnout at 87.1% was higher than that of men's at 83%
- Though the total voter turnout in Meghalaya has been falling over the last 4 Assembly elections, it yet remains amongst the highest across all states in India.
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