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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1988
| next_election = 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1998
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 31
| election_date = 19 February 1993
| turnout = 79.52%
| opinion_polls =

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 =
| leader1 =
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = 22
| seats1 = 24
| seat_change1 = 2 {{increase}}

| party2 = Hill People's Union
| image2 =
| leader_since2 =
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 19
| seats2 = 11
| seat_change2 = 8 {{decrease}}

| map_alt =
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya|CM]]
| before_election = [[D. D. Lapang]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[S. C. Marak]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

The '''1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election''' was held on 19 February 1993.<ref name="Warjri2017">{{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|access-date=2020-04-11|archive-date=2017-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506102130/http://www.ijhsss.com/files/19.-Antarwell-Warjri.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following the election a coalition government called the Meghalaya United Front was formed between the [[Indian National Congress]] and a split from the [[Hill State People's Democratic Party]], the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) and several independents. [[S. C. Marak]] was elected as Chief Minister.<ref name="Warjri2017" /><ref name="CMlist">{{Cite web|url=http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm|title=Name of the Governors/Chief Minister and chain of events in Meghalaya|website=Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919110659/http://megassembly.gov.in/governors_chiefministers.htm|archive-date=19 September 2019|access-date=11 April 2020}}</ref>

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ [[1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|←]] Summary of the 19 February 1993 [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] election results [[1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|→]]
|-
!colspan=10|[[File:India Meghalaya Legislative Assembly 1993.svg]]
|- 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)
| 282,139 || 34.62 ||1.97 {{Increase}}
| 24 || 2 {{Increase}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="green"|
|align="left" |[[Hill People's Union]] (HPU)
|175,487
|21.53
|5.31 {{decrease}}
|11
|8 {{decrease}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}" |
| align="left" |[[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] (HDP)
|79,824
|9.8
|2.88 {{decrease}}
|8
|2 {{Increase}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}" |
|align="left" |All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group)
|64,603
|7.93
|3.25 {{Increase}}
|3
|1 {{Increase}}
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}" |
|align="left" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
|29,948
|3.68
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="indigo"|
|align="left" |[[Meghalaya Progressive People's Party]] (MPPP)
|20,117
|2.47
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|2
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="purple"|
|align="left" |[[Public Demands Implementation Convention|Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC)]]
|17,423
|2.14
|1.06 {{Decrease}}
|2
|{{Steady}}
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="white"|
|align="left" |Janata Dal (B)
|2,586
|0.32
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| align="left" |[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|1,138
|0.14
|0.22 {{Decrease}}
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="green"|
|align="left" |[[Janata Party]]
|841
|0.1
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="left" |[[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 140,793 || 17.28 ||2.31 {{Decrease}}
| 10 ||1 {{Increase}}
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
| 814,899 || 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/3684-meghalaya-1993/|title=Meghalaya 1993|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=11 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|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Sutnga-shangpung || ST || Oliverneat Shyrmang || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Raliang || ST || Mihsalan Suchiang || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Nartiang || ST || Henry Lamin || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Nongbah-wahiajer || ST || Edmund Speakerson Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| 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 || Evansius K. Mawlong || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Nongpoh || ST || Constantine Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Jirang || ST || J. Dhringwell Rymbai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mairang || ST || Kitdor Syiem || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nongspung || ST || S. Loniak Marbaniang || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Sohiong || ST || H. Donkupa R. Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Mylliem || ST || Pynshai M. Syiem || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Malki-nongthymmai || ST || Tony Courtis Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laitumkharah || ST || Justin Khonglah || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Pynthorumkhrah || None || James Marvan Pariat || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jaiaw || ST || A.h. Scott Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Mawkhar || ST || Roshan Warjri || {{Full party name with color|Hill People's Union}}
|-
| Mawprem || None || Dhurba Nath 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 Swell 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|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Lyngkyrdem || ST || Brington Buhai 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 || Flinder Anderson Khonglam || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Shella || ST || Donkupar Roy || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mawsynram || ST || Mestonath Kharc Handy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mawkyrwat || ST || Rowell Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pariong || ST || Turbarlin Lungdoh || {{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 || H. Ledishon Nongsiang || {{Full party name with color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}
|-
| Baghmara || ST || Lotsing A. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rongrenggiri || ST || Projend D. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rongjeng || ST || Swajit Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kharkutta || ST || Elstone D. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mendipathar || ST || Frankestien W. Momin || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Resubelpara || ST || Salseng C. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Songsak || ST || Tonsing N. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bajengdoba || ST || Chamberline B. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tikrikilla || ST || Monindra Rava || {{Full party name with color|Meghalaya Progressive People's Party}}
|-
| Dadenggiri || ST || Augustine Marak || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rongchugiri || ST || Backstar Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Phulbari || None || Manirul Islam Sarkar || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rajabala || ST || Sayeedullah Nongrum || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Selsella || ST || Atul C. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rongram || ST || Mathrona Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tura || ST || Joylange Momin || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chokpot || ST || Masonsing Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kherapara || ST || Brening Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dalu || ST || Archibold A. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dalamgiri || ST || Admiral K. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rangsakona || ST || Adolflu Hitler R. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ampatigiri || ST || Mukul Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Salmanpura || ST || Gopinath Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mahendraganj || None || Lok Kindor Hajong || {{Full party name with color|Meghalaya Progressive People's Party}}
|-
|}

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