Shillong: Meghalaya is set to vote for the assembly elections which will decide the political fate of 369 candidates on Monday after months of intense campaigning by major political parties.
Key Highlights
- Major political parties contesting include BJP, NPP, and Congress with the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal entering the fray.
- Around 21 lakh voters across 59 poll-bound constituencies will decide the fate of contesting parties.
- According to the Election Commission, polling will be held in a total of 3,419 polling stations across the state.
- Voting will begin at 7 am and continue till 4 pm on Monday.
- However, polling for the Sohiong Assembly constituency was postponed following the demise of former state Home Minister and United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate from the seat, HDR Lyngdoh.
- Of the 60 Assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, 36 constituencies fall in Khasi, Jaintia Hills region while 24 are in the Garo Hills region.
- Congress emerged as the single largest party, winning 21 of 60 seats in the 2018 Assembly polls, NPP, which won 20 seats, formed the government after forging post-poll alliances with regional parties and the BJP.
- While the ruling NPP is contesting 57 seats, the Trinamool Congress has fielded candidates in 56 seats. The United Democratic Party is contesting 46 seats.
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