Meghalaya Parliamentary Constituencies

Meghalaya parliamentary constituencies are two in number. The two parliamentary constituencies of Meghalaya are Shillong and Tura. The winners from the parliamentary constituencies of Meghalaya go up to represent the state in the Lok Sabha and therefore it is the most fiercely fought election in the state. Often the results of the autonomous district council elections and the waves of the assembly elections show themselves in the parliamentary elections. But, because of the cut-throat competition, the Lok Sabha elections always become the center of interest and attraction. The narrow margin of the winning candidates in both the constituencies in the 2004 elections, clearly showed the vigor with which the parliamentary elections are fought in Meghalaya.

Shillong Parliamentary Constituency

Shillong is one of the two parliamentary constituencies of Meghalaya. The Shillong parliament constituency is the bigger of the two constituencies, with more than 800,000 general electors and 433 service electors. Unlike the assembly constituencies, both the parliamentary constituencies at Meghalaya are general in category. Sri Paty Ripple Kyndiah of the Indian National Congress won the elections in the 14th Lok Sabha elections of 2004. He defeated his nearest competitor independent candidate Sri S. Loniak Marbaniang by a margin of over 70,000 votes.

Tura Parliamentary Constituency

Tura is the smaller of the two Meghalaya parliamentary constituencies. With a strength of general electors that exceed 50,000 and 69 service electors, the total number of electors in this parliamentary constituency in Meghalaya is well above the 5.2 lakh margin. Ex-Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sri Purano Agitok Sangma was the winner from this constituency. Fighting the elections for All India Trinamool Congress, Sri Sangma defeated his nearest competitor Dr. Mukul Sangma by a margin of over 72,000 votes.