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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1993
| next_election = 2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2003
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 31
| election_date = 16 February 1998
| turnout = 74.52%
| opinion_polls =
| image1 =
| leader1 =
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = 24
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 25
| seat_change1 = 1 {{increase}}
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 21
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 20
| seat_change2 = 1 {{decrease}}
| map_alt =
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[S. C. Marak]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| posttitle =
| after_election = [[S. C. Marak]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

The '''1998 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election''' was held on 16 February 1998.<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=2020-05-15|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><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=15 May 2020}}</ref>

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ [[1993 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|←]] Summary of the 16 February 1998 [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] election results [[2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election#Results|→]]
|-
!colspan=10|[[File:India Meghalaya Legislative Assembly 1998.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)
| 293,346 || 35.03 ||0.41 {{Increase}}
| 25 || 1 {{Increase}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor={{party color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}|
|align="left" |[[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]] (UDP){{ref label|alpha|a}}
| 226,026||26.99||6.48 {{decrease}}
|20 ||1 {{decrease}}
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="red" |
| align="left" |[[People's Democratic Movement (Meghalaya)|People's Democratic Movement]] (PDM)
|58,225
|6.95
| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|3
| bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="blue" |
|align="left" |[[Hill State People's Democratic Party]]
|56,682
|6.77
|
|3
|
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}" |
|align="left" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
|41,924
|5.01
|1.33 {{increase}}
|3
|3 {{Increase}}
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="yellow"|
|align="left" |[[Garo National Council]] (GNC)
|17,650
|2.11
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|1
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="indigo"|
|align="left" |Hindu Samaj Party (HSP)
|4,754
|0.57
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| align="left" |[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|1,387
|0.17
|0.03 {{increase}}
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|align="left" |[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|1,253
|0.15
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
|align="left" |[[Samajwadi Party]]
|742
|0.09
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
|width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|align="left" |[[Janata Dal]]
|38
|0.0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|0
|bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="left" |[[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 135,356 || 17.28 ||1.12 {{Decrease}}
| 5 ||5 {{decrease}}
|-
| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
| 837,383 || 100.00 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 60 || ±0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" |Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3686-meghalaya-1998/|title=Meghalaya 1998|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref>
|}
{{note label|alpha|a}} The UDP was formed in 1997 through a merger of the [[Hill People's Union]] (HPU), some members of the [[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] (HDP) and the [[Public Demands Implementation Convention|Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC)]]. Previous results presented in the table are the combined totals of parties' results from the 1993 election.

==Elected Members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for ([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| War-jaintia || ST || Riang Lenon Tariang || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Rymbai || ST || Simon Siangshai || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Sutnga-shangpung || ST || Oliverneat Chyrmang || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Raliang || ST || Mishalan Suchiang || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Nartiang || ST || H. Britainwar Dan || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Nongbah-wahiajer || ST || Kyrmen Susngi || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Jowai || ST || Singh Mulieh || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Mawhati || ST || Phingwell Muktieh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Umroi || ST || E.k. Mawlong || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Nongpoh || ST || D.d. Lapang || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jirang || ST || J.d. Rymbai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mairang || ST || Kitdor Syiem || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nongspung || ST || John Anthony Lygdoh || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Sohiong || ST || Rain Augustine Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Mylliem || ST || Pynshai M. Syiem || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Malki-nongthymmai || ST || Tony Cortis Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laitumkharah || ST || Robert Garnett Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pynthorumkhrah || None || A.l. Hek || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Jaiaw || ST || A.h. Scott Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Mawkhar || ST || Roshan Warjri || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Mawprem || None || Dhrubanath Joshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laban || None || Thrang Hok Rangad || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Mawlai || ST || Process T. Sawkmie || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Sohryngkham || ST || Sanbor Swell Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Dienglieng || ST || [[Martle Mukhim]] || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Nongkrem || ST || Elston Roy Kharkongor || {{Full party name with color|People's Democratic Movement}}
|-
| Lyngkyrdem || ST || B.b. Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Nongshken || ST || Khan Khongdkhar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sohra || ST || Flinder Anderson Khonglam || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Shella || ST || Donkupar Roy || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Mawsynram || ST || D.plaslanding Iangjuh || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Mawkyrwat || ST || B. Bires Nongsiej || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Pariong || ST || Tubarlin Lyngdoh Nonglait || {{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 || Martin M. Danggo || {{Full party name with color|People's Democratic Movement}}
|-
| Mawthengkut || ST || Maysalin War || {{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 || Debora C. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rongjeng || ST || Sujit Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kharkutta || ST || Elstone D. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mendipathar || ST || Frankenstein 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 || Mohindra Rava || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dadenggiri || ST || Augustine Marak || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rongchugiri || ST || Beckstar Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Phulbari || None || Abu Taher Mondal || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rajabala || ST || Kapin Ch. Boro || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Selsella || ST || Cyprian R. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|People's Democratic Movement}}
|-
| Rongram || ST || Methrona Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tura || ST || Kulert Cheran Momin || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Chokpot || ST || Clifford R. Marak || {{Full party name with color|Garo National Council}}
|-
| Kherapara || ST || Brening Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dalu || ST || Nityanarayan Simchang || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| Dalamgiri || ST || Admiral Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rangsakona || ST || Adolf Luhitler Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ampatigiri || ST || Mukul Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Salmanpura || ST || Nimarson Momin || {{Full party name with color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}
|-
| Mahendraganj || None || Abdus Saleh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

==References==
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