1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

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]

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

9 March 1972
All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Party All Party Hill Leaders Conference INC Seats won 32 9 Popular vote 73,851 20,474 Percentage 35.67 9.89
Elected Chief Minister Williamson A. Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	All Party Hill Leaders Conference (AHL)	73,851	35.67	32
	Indian National Congress (INC)	20,474	9.89	9
	Communist Party of India (CPI)	1,182	0.57	0
	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

1. 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.
2. Joshi, Hargovind (2004). Meghalaya: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 292. ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5.
3. Mukhim, Patricia (15 February 2018). "'Matrilineal' Meghalaya Goes to Polls With Only 32 Women in Fray". The Quint. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
4. "Meghalaya 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.