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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1983
| next_election = 1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1993
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 31
| election_date = 2 February 1988
| turnout = 77.51%
| opinion_polls =
| image1 =
| leader1 =
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| popular_vote1 = 198,028
| percentage1 = 32.65
| swing1 = 4.97 {{increase}}
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = 25
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 22
| seat_change1 = 3 {{decrease}}
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Hill State People's Democratic Party
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| popular_vote2 = 78,884
| percentage2 = 12.68
| swing2 = 6.64 {{decrease}}
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 15
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 6
| seat_change2 = 9 {{decrease}}
| map_alt =
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Williamson A. Sangma]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| posttitle =
| after_election = [[Purno A. Sangma]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}
The '''1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election''' was held on 2 February 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Warjri|first=Antarwell|date=March 2017|title=Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya|url=https://www.ijhsss.com/files/19.-Antarwell-Warjri.pdf|journal=International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies|volume=3|issue=5|pages=206–218}}</ref> In the lead up to the election, sporadic violence targeted at the [[Indian Gorkha#Meghalaya|Indian Nepali]] population of the state occurred.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Ugly Elections |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |date=1988 |volume=23 |issue=7 |pages=279 |jstor=4378083 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref> No party secured a majority of seats and two women were elected.<ref name=":1" />

Following the election, on 6 February 1988, the United Meghalaya Parliamentary Democratic Forum coalition was formed between the Indian National Congress (INC), the Hill People's Union (HPU), the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) and independents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Name of the Governors / Chief Minister and Chain of Events in Meghalaya |url=http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm |website=Meghalaya Legislative Assembly |access-date=3 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919110659/http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm |archive-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> [[Purno A. Sangma]] (from the INC) was successfully nominated as Chief Minister.<ref name=":0" />

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ [[1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|←]] Summary of the 2 February 1988 [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] election results [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|→]]
|-
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="485"| Parties and coalitions
! colspan="3"| Popular vote
! colspan="2"| Seats
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! width="70"| Votes
! width="45"| %
! width="50"| ±[[Percentage point|pp]]
! width="30"| Won
! width="30"| +/−
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| align="left"| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| 198,028 || 32.65 ||4.97 {{Increase}}
| 22 || 3 {{Decrease}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="green"|
|align="left" |[[Hill People's Union]] (HPU)
|162,806
|26.84
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|19
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}" |
| align="left" |[[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] (HDP)
|78,884
|12.68
|6.64 {{Decrease}}
|6
|9 {{Decrease}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}" |
|align="left" |All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group)
|28,391
|4.68
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|2
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="purple"|
|align="left" |[[Public Demands Implementation Convention|Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC)]]
|19,402
|3.2
|1.62 {{Decrease}}
|2
|{{Steady}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| align="left" |[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|2,206
|0.36
|0.16 {{Decrease}}
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="left" |[[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 118,816 || 19.59 ||2.9 {{Decrease}}
| 9 ||6 {{Increase}}
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
| 606,533 || 100.00 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 60 || ±0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" |<small>Source: [[Election Commission of India]]</small><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3674-meghalaya-1988/|title=Meghalaya 1988|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
|}

==Elected Members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| War-jaintia || ST || Johndeng Pohrmen || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rymbai || ST || Simon Siangshai || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Sutnga-shangpung || ST || Onward Leyswell Nongtdu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Raliang || ST || Herbert Suchiang || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nartiang || ST || H. Britainwar Dan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nongbah-wahiajer || ST || Kyrmen Susngi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jowai || ST || Roytre Christopher Laloo || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mawhati || ST || S.r.moksha || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Umroi || ST || E.k. Mawlong || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Nongpoh || ST || D. Dethwelson Lapang || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jirang || ST || J. Dringwell Rymbai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mairang || ST || Fuller Lyngdon Mawnai || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Nongspung || ST || S. Loniak Marbaniang || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Sohiong || ST || M.donkupar Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Mylliem || ST || D.m.roy Kharkongor || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Malki-nongthymmai || ST || Upstar Kharbuli || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laitumkharah || ST || Peter G. Mareaniang || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pynthorumkhrah || None || J. Marvin Pariat || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jaiaw || ST || P. Ripple Kyndiah || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mawkhar || ST || Korbar Singh || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Mawprem || None || D.n.joshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laban || None || Anthony Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Mawlai || ST || S.d. Khongwir || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Sohryngkham || ST || Sanbor S. Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Public Demands Implementation Convention}}
|-
| Dienglieng || ST || [[Martle Mukhim]] || {{Full party name with color|Public Demands Implementation Convention}}
|-
| Nongkrem || ST || H.s.shylla || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Lyngkyrdem || ST || B.b.lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Nongshken || ST || G.s. Massar || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Sohra || ST || S.p. Swer || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Shella || ST || Donkupar Roy || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mawsynram || ST || Mestonnath Kharchandy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mawkyrwat || ST || Bires Nongsiej || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Pariong || ST || Hopingstone Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Nongstoin || ST || Hopingstone Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Langrin || ST || Probin K. Raswai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mawthengkut || ST || Maysalin War || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Baghmara || ST || Williamson A. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rongrenggiri || ST || Projend D. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Rongjeng || ST || Pleander G. Momin || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Kharkutta || ST || Luderberg Ch. Momin || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Mendipathar || ST || Beninstand G. Momin || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Resubelpara || ST || Salseng Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Songsak || ST || Lehinson Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Bajengdoba || ST || Chamberline Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tikrikilla || ST || Kapin Chandra Boro || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dadenggiri || ST || Norwin B. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rongchugiri || ST || Sherjee M. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Phulbari || None || Parimal Rava || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Rajabala || ST || Miriam D. Shira || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Selsella || ST || Atul C. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rongram || ST || Crunden Sangma || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Tura || ST || Purno A. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chokpot || ST || Clifford R. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Kherapara || ST || Chamberun Marak || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dalu || ST || Mountbatten Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dalamgiri || ST || Armison Marak || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Rangsakona || ST || Chesterfield W. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Ampatigiri || ST || Monendra Agitok || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Salmanpura || ST || Nimarson Momin || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mahendraganj || None || Dhabal Ch. Barman || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
|}

== References ==
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