Meghalaya Assembly elections: NPP ahead in 22 seats, BJP, Congress leading in 6 seats each in latest trends

Shillong, Mar 2: The ruling National People's Party was leading on 22 of the total 59 Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya while the BJP and the Congress were leading on 6 seats each, according to the latest trend shared by the Election Commission at 11.10 am on Thursday (Mar 2).

 

 

 

 

According to the data shared by EC, National People's Party's candidate Dasakhiatbha Lamare from Nongkrem was leading Congress's Emlang Laloo by 629 votes. Supporters of all the parties in fray gathered at the Polo Ground in Shillong as the counting of votes for the Meghalaya Assembly continued. Meanwhile, anticipating a win, NPP supporters gathered outside CM Conrad Sangma's residence in Tura. The ruling party, as per the latest trends, was ahead in 22 of the total 59 Assembly segments.

 

According to the data shared by the EC at 10.32am, the NPP chief was leading BJP's Bernard N Marak in South Tura by a margin of 44 votes. Further, NPP's Santa Mary Shylla was leading Congress's Vincent .H. Pala in Sutnga Saipung by a margin of 1257 votes. The NPP candidate from East Shillong, Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, was leading Congress' Manuel Badwar by a margin of 212 votes. Trinamool Congress state chief and former chief minister Mukul Sangma was leading National People's Party's Nihim D Shira in Songsak by a margin of 457 votes.

 

 

 

 

 

The counting in all 13 centres commenced at 8 am. Initially, the postal ballots were counted for the first 30 minutes followed by the counting of polled votes in the EVM Control Units. Shillong has the States maximum number of 14 Counting Halls, one each for each assembly constituency. West Garo Hills District Counting Centre caters to 11 assembly constituencies and is the second-largest counting centre in the state. Election Commission has deployed 27 Counting Observers and over 500 micro observers are assisting the Counting Observers at each table.

 

 

Ahead of the counting of votes for Meghalaya assembly polls, Meghalaya Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma met Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati on Tuesday night. Notably, Sarma is the convenor of the North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA).