The Opposition Congress on Thursday May 31,2018 won the bye-election from Ampati
Assembly seat in Meghalaya, becoming the single largest party in the
north-eastern state.
The assembly seat had fallen vacant after former chief minister Mukul Sangma resigned from the seat early this year following his win in Songsak seat.
Congress candidate Miani D Shira, daughter of Sangma, won by a margin of 3,191 votes.
Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor, speaking to PTI, said, “Congress’s Miani D Shira secured 14,259 votes against a total of 11,069 votes polled by NPP candidate Clement G Momin.” The official added that the voters’ turnout for the Ampati by-election was 90.42 per cent.
Following today’s results, Congress now has 21 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly. Ruling National People’s Party (NPP), which is currently heading the coalition government in the state with the support of regional parties and BJP, has 20 MLAs.
Seven MLAs from United Democratic Party, four from Peoples Democratic Front, two each from HSDP and BJP and an MLA from NCP and an Independent merged to form the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance.
The assembly seat had fallen vacant after former chief minister Mukul Sangma resigned from the seat early this year following his win in Songsak seat.
Congress candidate Miani D Shira, daughter of Sangma, won by a margin of 3,191 votes.
Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor, speaking to PTI, said, “Congress’s Miani D Shira secured 14,259 votes against a total of 11,069 votes polled by NPP candidate Clement G Momin.” The official added that the voters’ turnout for the Ampati by-election was 90.42 per cent.
Following today’s results, Congress now has 21 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly. Ruling National People’s Party (NPP), which is currently heading the coalition government in the state with the support of regional parties and BJP, has 20 MLAs.
Seven MLAs from United Democratic Party, four from Peoples Democratic Front, two each from HSDP and BJP and an MLA from NCP and an Independent merged to form the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance.
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