Elections Archive

ST · Meghalaya

Shillong

G.gilbert Swell (IND) won by 79,302 votes (21.0%).

Electors
6,82,709
Votes polled
3,85,600
Valid votes
Turnout
56.5%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 21.0% (median 9.4%). Back to Meghalaya · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
36.2%(+16.7%)
Turnout
74.1%(+6.2%)
NOTA
1.1%
Top-2 squeeze
75.0%

Winning margin over time · Shillong

19771984198919911996199819992004200920142019202436%

Candidates

Candidates · Shillong 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1G.gilbert SwellWinnerIND2,12,20556.2%
2D.d.lapangINC1,32,90335.2%
3H.aioits Roy KharphuliBJP24,5236.5%
4Babyson PakynteinCPI5,1451.4%
5Noren TalangIND1,6020.4%
6Jespriter ShullaiIND1,3760.4%

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