Shillong is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in of Meghalaya and is located in North East India. Shillong Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Tribe.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 77.15%. There are 9,80,740 voters of which 4,80,409 are male and 5,00,331 are female and 0 voters of the third gender.
Vincent H Pala of INC (alliance: UPA) won in this seat defeating IND. INC polled 2,09,340 of the total of 6,19,988 votes polled. INC won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Shillong goes to the polls in the 1st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 63.22%.
Constituency Data (2014) | |
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Constituency No. | 1 |
Total Assembly Segments | 36 |
Reservation for | Scheduled Tribe |
Number of Voters | 9,80,740 |
Number of Male Voters | 4,80,409 |
Number of Female Voters | 5,00,331 |
Results | 2014 | 2009 |
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Winner | INC | INC |
Turnout % | 63.22% | 62.23% |
Margin of Victory | 40,379 | 1,07,868 |
Margin of Victory % | 6.51% | 22.45% |
Results | 2014 | 2009 |
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Winner | INC | INC |
Turnout % | 63.22% | 62.23% |
Margin of Victory | 40,379 | 1,07,868 |
Margin of Victory % | 6.51% | 22.45% |
Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
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INC | 419689 | 53.52% | Vincent H. PalaWinner |
UDP | 267256 | 34.08% | Jemino Mawthoh |
BJP | 76683 | 9.78% | Sanbor Shullai |
IND | 6580 | 0.84% | T.H.S. Bonney |
IND | 4961 | 0.63% | Romeo Phira Rani |
IND | 4601 | 0.59% | Samuel Hashah |
NOTA | 4420 | 0.56% | Nota |