The 1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 25 February 1978. No party secured a majority of seats in the election. Following negotiations, a coalition government, known as the Meghalaya United Legislative Party, was formed between the

All Party Hill Leaders Conference The All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) is a political party of the Indian state of Meghalaya and Assam. The founder president of the party was Mr Williamson A. Sangma. The party had made major gains in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ...

, the

Hill State People's Democratic Party The Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) is a regional political party active in the state of Meghalaya, northeast India. Formed in 1968 as a split from the All Party Hill Leaders Conference by Hopingstone Lyngdoh, the HSPDP has had re ...

and the Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC). Due to an inability to reach agreement between the coalition parties, the position of Chief Minister was chosen by drawing lots; subsequently, on 10 March 1978, Darwin Diengdoh Pugh was sworn in as the state's second Chief Minister. Miriam D Shira from Garo Hills was the only woman elected to the legislature.

Results

The HSPDP won 8 seats in the 1972 election, but the party's representatives were recorded as independents at the time of that election. Two candidates from the PDIC were elected, but the party had not obtained registration in time for the election; the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official results.

Elected Members

References

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Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

State Assembly elections in Meghalaya 1970s in Meghalaya