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
  First party Second party
 
Party AHL INC
Seats won 32 9
Popular vote 73,851 20,474
Percentage 35.67 9.89
Elected Chief Minister

Williamson A. Sangma
AHL

Results
Party Votes % Seats
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (AHL) 73,851 35.67 32
Indian National Congress (INC) 20,4749.89 9
Communist Party of India (CPI) 1,182 0.57 0
Independents (IND) 111,50653.86 19[a]
Total 207,013100.00 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]

Elected Members
Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Member Party
JowaiSTB. B. Shallam All Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongtalangSTEnowell Pohshna Independent
RymbaiSTLewis Bareh Independent
SutngaSTOnwardleys Well Nongtfd Independent
NartiangSTEdwingson Bareh All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MynsoraliangSTHumphrey Hadem Independent
MawlaiSTStanlington Khongwir Independent
MawkharNoneAlexander Warjri All Party Hill Leaders Conference
JaiawSTP. Ripple Kyndiah All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MawpremNoneMaham Singh Indian National Congress
Shillong CanttNoneDhrubanath Joshi Indian National Congress
LabanNoneParsvanath Choudhury Indian National Congress
MalkiNoneUpstar Kharbuli Independent
LaitumkhrahNonePetergarnett Marbaniang All Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongthymmaiSTBrington Buhai Lyngdoh All Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongkhlawSTHoover Hynniewta Independent
NongpohSTD. Dethwelson Lapang Independent
MawhatiSTMartin Narayan Majaw Independent
SohryngkhamSTG. Nilliemncap Independent
NongkremSTRadhon Singh Lyngdoh All Party Hill Leaders Conference
DiengliengSTBeterson Kharkongor All Party Hill Leaders Conference
UmroiSTDlo Singh Lyngdoh Indian National Congress
MylliemSTJormanik Syiem All Party Hill Leaders Conference
SohiongSTEdward Kurbah Independent
NongspungSTWinstone Syiemion Independent
MairangSTY. Fuller Lyngdoh Mawnai Independent
PariongSTHopingstone Lyngdoh Independent
NongstoinSTFrancis K. Mawlot Independent
MawthengkutSTRaisen Mawsor Independent
LangrinSTHumdhrey Nongrum All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MawkyrwatSTRowell Lyngdoh Independent
MawsynramSTKisto M Roy Marabaniang All Party Hill Leaders Conference
ShellaSTStanely D D Nochols Roy All Party Hill Leaders Conference
SohraSTS P Swer All Party Hill Leaders Conference
NongshkenSTDarwin D Pugh All Party Hill Leaders Conference
LyngkyrdemSTGalynstone Laloo All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MahendraganjNoneShamsul Hoque Independent
DaluSTNimosh Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Dambuk AgaSTBrojendra Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
ChokpotSTJackman Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
SijuSTWilliamson Sangma (uncontested) All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongrenggiriSTChoronsing Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongjengSTPleander Gare Momin Independent
KharkuttaSTPritington Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
SongsakSTElwin Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
ResubelaparaSTSalseng Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
MendipatharNoneSibendra Narayan Koch Indian National Congress
TikrikillaNoneManindra Rava All Party Hill Leaders Conference
PhulbariNoneAkra Mozaman Indian National Congress
Rongchu GiriSTMedison A. Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference
BajengdobaSTGrohonsing Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
DadengiriSTReidson Momin All Party Hill Leaders Conference
RongramSTPercylina Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
SelsellaSTWilliam Cecil R Marak Indian National Congress
AmpatigiriSTJagabandhu Barman Indian National Congress
RangsakonaSTSandford Marka All Party Hill Leaders Conference
TuraSTSingijan Sangma Indian National Congress
KheraparaSTPlansing Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference
DalamgiriSTIra Marak (uncontested) All Party Hill Leaders Conference
SalmanparaSTSamarendra Sangma (uncontested) All Party Hill Leaders Conference

Bypolls
Year Constituency Reason for by-poll Winning candidate Party
1973 Mawthengkut Raison Mawsor[5] Independent

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  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.
  5. "Bye-Election to MeghalayaLegislative Assembly : May 1973" (PDF). CEO Meghalaya Shillong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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