Both BJP and Congress have a very few candidates with criminal background. The GNC ranks highest in the number of criminal candidates. A total of 25 candidates have criminal cases while 21 of the candidates have serious criminal charges filed against them. The candidates who contested the polls were 372. The total polling stations in the states were 3,082. The total eligible voters in the state are reported to be 18,30,104. The rest of the 5 seats are for General candidates. Out of the total seats in the House, 55 are reserved for ST candidates. The polls were conducted for 60 seats in the House. Meghalaya Assembly poll took place on 27 February 2018. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
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