1988 elections in India
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Elections in the Republic of India in 1988 included elections to 2 state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Legislative Assembly elections
Meghalaya
Elections were held on 2 February for the Legislative Assembly.
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 198,028 | 32.65 | 4.97 
|
22 | 3 
| |
| Hill People's Union (HPU) | 162,806 | 26.84 | 19 | |||
| Hill State People's Democratic Party (HDP) | 78,884 | 12.68 | 6.64
|
6 | 9
| |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) | 28,391 | 4.68 | 2 | |||
| Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC) | 19,402 | 3.2 | 1.62
|
2 | 
| |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 2,206 | 0.36 | 0.16
|
0 |
| |
| Independents (IND) | 118,816 | 19.59 | 2.9
|
9 | 6
| |
| Total | 606,533 | 100.00 | 60 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Election Commission of India | ||||||
Tripura
| Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | No. of Votes | % of Votes | 1983 Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 10 | 0 | 1,757 | 0.15% | 0 |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 9,314 | 0.82% | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 55 | 26 | 520,697 | 45.82% | 37 |
| Indian National Congress | 46 | 25 | 424,241 | 37.33% | 12 |
| Janata Party | 10 | 0 | 1,138 | 0.10% | 0 |
| All India Forward Block | 1 | 0 | 7,631 | 0.67% | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 2 | 18,182 | 1.60% | 2 |
| Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | 14 | 7 | 119,599 | 10.52% | 6 |
| Independents | 81 | 0 | 33,846 | 2.98% | 3 |
| Total | 220 | 60 | 1,136,405 |
Rajya Sabha
References
- ^ Warjri, Antarwell (March 2017). "Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies. 3 (5): 206–218. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Meghalaya 1988". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "1988 Tripura Election result".
