Congress' alliance partner in the outgoing Assembly United Democratic Party has bagged 4 seats and Hills State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) 3.
HSPDP president and veteran legislator Hopingstone Lyngdoh, who has never lost Assembly elections since Meghalaya got statehood in 1972, is up against his own prot�g� Congress candidate Adviser Pariong.
In the 2008 elections, Pariong was elected on an HSPDP ticket from Nongstoin constituency.
Lone woman legislator Ampareen Lyngdoh retained her urban 16 East Shillong seat edging out her nearest rival and former deputy chief minister B M Lanong of the UDP by over 4000 votes.
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