Meghalaya Democratic Party

The Meghalaya Democratic Party (MDP) is a political party in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya formed in 2002.[1] The party formed as a split from the United Democratic Party.[2]

Meghalaya Democratic Party
AbbreviationMDP
Founded2002
HeadquartersShillong
Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
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Following the 2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, the party secured four seats and joined the governing Meghalaya Democratic Alliance coalition under Chief Minister D. D. Lapang.[3] The party secured three ministerial seats in the first cabinet, however, following implementation of 91st Constitutional amendment in 2004, the cabinet was reduced from 39 to 12, with the MDP losing all seats in the cabinet.[4]

The party lost its four seats in the 2008 elections, was unable to win any seats in the 2013 election and did not field any candidates in the 2018 election.[5][6][7]

Legislative Assembly election results[8][5][6]
Seats Votes
Contested Won +/- Total % +/-
2003 18 4 47,852 5.31
2008 18 0 4 30,691 2.78 2.53
2013 2 0 6,098 0.46 2.32

References
  1. Roy, Ramashray; Wallace, Paul (2007). India's 2004 Elections: Grass-Roots and National Perspectives. SAGE Publications India. p. 245. ISBN 978-81-321-0110-9.
  2. Baruah, Apurba K. (2003). "Elections 2003: Decline of Regionalism". Economic and Political Weekly. 38 (16): 1538–1541. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4413452.
  3. "Congress asked to form Meghalaya govt". www.rediff.com. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. "Meghalaya ministry downsized". Outlook India. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. "Meghalaya 2008". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  6. "Meghalaya 2013". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  8. "Meghalaya 2003". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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