Official results for the 1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 20 out of 60.
Total seats: 60. Majority mark: 30.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 20 | 30.4% |
| AHL | 16 | 24.9% |
| Hill State People's Democ | 14 | 19.2% |
| IND | 10 | 24.8% |
| CPI | 0 | 0.6% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMLAREM | TYLLI KUNDIAH | IND | 7.0% |
| AMPATI | JACKMAN MARAK | AHL | 7.6% |
| BAGHMARA | MANIK CH. DAS | INC | 36.2% |
| BAJENGDOBA | PRETTING TONE SANGMA | INC | 21.4% |
| CHOKPOT | SHRI MECKENSON SANGMA | IND | 35.7% |
| DADENGGRE | MAZIBUR RAHMAN | IND | 0.2% |
| DALU | JENDEN CH. MARAK | AHL | 21.9% |
| EAST SHILLONG | UPSTAR KHARBULI | INC | 6.5% |
| GAMBEGRE | ARMISON MARKA | AHL | 12.0% |
| JIRANG | DR. D.D.LAPANG | INC | 9.4% |
| JOWAI | OBIL KYNDAIT | Hill State People's Democ | 3.6% |
| KHARKUTTA | WILLIAMSON A. SANGMA | INC | 53.2% |
| KHLIEHRIAT | ALBIN LAMARE | AHL | 31.0% |
| MAHENDRAGANJ | ALFIREN MARAK | AHL | 0.8% |
| MAIRANG | STAULEY D.D. NICHOLS ROY | AHL | 13.2% |
| MAWHATI | MARTIN N. MAJAW | IND | 8.7% |
| MAWKYNREW | S.P. SWER | AHL | 10.6% |
| MAWKYRWAT | H LEDISHON NONGSIANG | Hill State People's Democ | 0.4% |
| MAWLAI | LAMBOURNE KHARLUKHI | Hill State People's Democ | 2.1% |
| MAWPHLANG | SHRI GROSSWELL MYLLIEMNGAP | AHL | 20.0% |
| MAWRYNGKNENG | SHRI. WINSTONE SYIEMIONG | Hill State People's Democ | 38.4% |
| MAWSHYNRUT | ENDRO IAWPHNIAW | Hill State People's Democ | 35.6% |
| MAWSYNRAM | JUNGAI KHONGJOH | INC | 1.3% |
| MAWTHADRAISHAN | KARADOKLIE E. TARIANG | Hill State People's Democ | 5.0% |
| MENDIPATHAR | ALBINSTONE M. SANGMA | INC | 2.6% |
| MOWKAIAW | HUMPHREY HADEM | Hill State People's Democ | 12.8% |
| MYLLIEM | D. D. PUGH | AHL | 8.0% |
| NARTIANG | SHRI. JOHNDENG POHRMEN | AHL | 11.0% |
| NONGKREM | BHASKAR CHOUDHARY | INC | 14.2% |
| NONGPOH | E.K.MAWLONG | IND | 7.7% |
| NONGSTOIN | ROWELL LYNGDOH | Hill State People's Democ | 26.3% |
| NONGTHYMMAI | SHRI. DHRUBANATH JOSHI | INC | 38.9% |
| NORTH SHILLONG | Peter G. Marbaniang | INC | 40.5% |
| NORTH TURA | GIRASH MARAK | AHL | 1.9% |
| PHULBARI | BRONSON MOMIN | AHL | 23.6% |
| PYNTHORUMKHRAH | MEDRAS MYLLIEM | Hill State People's Democ | 6.2% |
| PYNURSLA | B.B. LYNGDOH | AHL | 6.7% |
| RAJABALA | M. REIDSON MOMIN | INC | 6.9% |
| RAKSAMGRE | GROHONSING MARAK | INC | 20.7% |
| RALIANG | BARRISTER PAKEM | Hill State People's Democ | 1.2% |
| RAMBRAI JYRNGAM | SHRI. TUBARLIN LYNGDOH | Hill State People's Democ | 54.0% |
| RANGSAKONA | SINGJAN SANGMA | INC | 9.1% |
| RANIKOR | BAKSTARWELL WANNIANG | Hill State People's Democ | 6.9% |
| RESUBELPARA | SHRI PLEANDER G. MOMIN | INC | 3.0% |
| RONGARA SIJU | BHADRESWAR KOCH | INC | 37.7% |
| RONGJENG | SALSENG C MARAK | INC | 21.1% |
| SALMANPARA | SHRI MUKUL DAS | IND | 1.8% |
| SELSELLA | A. KRAMOZ ZAMAN | INC | 0.2% |
| SHELLA | DOMINIC ROBLIN NONGKYNRIH | IND | 34.9% |
| SOHIONG | S.D. KHONGWIR | Hill State People's Democ | 40.4% |
| SOHRA | MAHAM SINGH | INC | 0.2% |
| SONGSAK | BENINSTAND G. MOMIN | AHL | 0.3% |
| SOUTH SHILLONG | P. RIPPLE KYNDIAH | AHL | 7.0% |
| SOUTH TURA | CRUNDEN S. SANGMA | AHL | 1.4% |
| SUTNGA SAIPUNG | H. BRITAINWAR DAN | IND | 18.8% |
| TIKRIKILA | JAGENDRANATH BANTHA | IND | 3.4% |
| UMROI | SHRI. FULLER LYNGDOH MAWNAI | Hill State People's Democ | 25.2% |
| UMSNING | SHRI. SNOMIK KALWING | INC | 10.3% |
| WEST SHILLONG | BIMOLENDU K. DEB ROY | INC | 14.2% |
| WILLIAM NAGAR | MIRIAM D. SHIRA | IND | 3.7% |