2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election information
Election in Meghalaya, India
2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
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All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
70.42
First party
Second party
Leader
D. D. Lapang
Donkupar Roy
Party
INC
UDP
Leader's seat
Nongpoh
Last election
25
20
Seats won
22
9
Seat change
3
11
Popular vote
270,269
144,255
Percentage
29.96
15.99
Swing
5.07
11
Chief Minister before election
Flinder Anderson Khonglam
Independent
Elected Chief Minister
D. D. Lapang
INC
The 2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 26 February 2003. The north-east Indian state's seventh Legislative Assembly election saw major changes with 28 sitting members and two former Chief Ministers losing their seats.[1] The election also produced the largest representation for the national parties (Indian National Congress INC, the Nationalist Congress Party NCP and the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP) and, to that point, the smallest representation for the regional parties.[2] No party won a majority of seats and despite more than a five percent loss in the popular vote compared to the 1998 election, the INC secured a plurality. Initially, the NCP under leader E. D. Marak attempted to form a government, but failed to secure support for a majority.[3] Subsequently, D. D. Lapang was invited by Governor M. M. Jacob to present a majority, which was successfully achieved through the formation of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) coalition.[3] Made up of 42 members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), the MDA consisted of the INC, the United Democratic Party (UDP), the Meghalaya Democratic Party (MDP), the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) and three independents.[1] D.D. Lapang was confirmed as Chief Minister with Donkupar Roy of the UPD as Deputy Chief Minister.[1]
^ abcBaruah, Apurba K. (2003). "Elections 2003: Decline of Regionalism". Economic and Political Weekly. 38 (16): 1538–1541. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4413452.
^Dev, Rajesh (2007). "Ethno-Regional Identity and Political Mobilisation in Meghalaya: Democratic Discourse in a Tribal State". In Roy, Ramashray; Wallace, Paul (eds.). India's 2004 Elections: Grass-Roots and National Perspectives. Paul Wallace. SAGE Publications. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-7619-3516-2. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ ab"Meghalaya: NCP claim falls flat". www.rediff.com. 3 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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