The Meghalaya assembly election result 2018 will be announced today. The Election Commission will announce the final results by 4 pm. The counting of the votes begins at 8 am at all the centres. We at Latestly, bring you recent updates on the Meghalaya assembly election results. Here is everything about the election updates in East Garo Hills district, which includes the constituencies of Rongjeng, Songsak, and William Nagar.

Last year the Indian National Congress (INC) won in Rongjeng and William Nagar, while National's Peoples Party (NPP) bagged Songsak seat.

Meghalaya Assembly Election Results 2018: Latest Updates From East Garo Hills District:

1: Rongjeng

Candidate Party Votes Polled
 Jim Sangma  NPP  4846
Walseng Sangma Ind  4296
Rapiush Sangma Ind  4087
Sengnam Marak INC  3789
Mettrinson Momin Ind  2408

2: Songsak

Candidate  Party Votes Polled
Dr Mukul Sangma INC  10274
Nihim Shira NPP  8444
Thomas Marak BJP  3077
Arun Marak UDP  800
Fardina Marak Ind  464

3: William Nagar

Candidate Party Votes Polled
illarson G Momin UDP
Limison D Sangma INC
Benedic R Marak NPP
Janatan Rabha BJP
Edmund K Sangma Ind

In Meghalaya, a total of 370 candidates are in the fray. The state has 18,30,104 voters, of which 9,23,848 are women. Voting for Meghalaya and Tripura was held on February 27 while Nagaland went to polls on February 18. Counting of all three states is being held today.

You can check results and live updates for other districts and constituencies of Meghalaya by clicking here. Also check live election result updates of Tripura and Nagaland here. Stay tuned with Latestly to be updated on the poll outcome.

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