Official results for the 1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 22 out of 60.
Total seats: 60. Majority mark: 30.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 22 | 32.6% |
| HPU | 19 | 26.8% |
| IND | 9 | 19.6% |
| Hill State People's Democ | 6 | 12.7% |
| PDI | 2 | 3.2% |
| AHLC(AM) | 2 | 4.7% |
| CPI | 0 | 0.4% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMLAREM | ROYTRE CHRISTOPHER LALOO | INC | 7.6% |
| AMPATI | CLIFFORD MARAK | HPU | 2.4% |
| BAGHMARA | DHABAL CH BARMAN | HPU | 13.7% |
| BAJENGDOBA | LUDERBERG CH. MOMIN | HPU | 2.7% |
| CHOKPOT | NIMARSON MOMIN | IND | 24.1% |
| DADENGGRE | MIRIAM D. SHIRA | IND | 6.4% |
| DALU | CHESTERFIELD MARAK | HPU | 9.7% |
| EAST SHILLONG | UPSTAR KHARBULI | INC | 9.9% |
| GAMBEGRE | ARMISON MARKA | AHLC(AM) | 1.3% |
| JIRANG | DR. D.D.LAPANG | INC | 11.2% |
| JOWAI | SIMON SIANGSHAI | IND | 4.4% |
| KHARKUTTA | WILLIAMSON A. SANGMA | INC | 32.0% |
| KHLIEHRIAT | SHRI. KYRMEN SUSNGI | IND | 0.4% |
| MAHENDRAGANJ | CHAMBERLIN MARAK | IND | 0.0% |
| MAIRANG | DONKUPAR ROY | IND | 5.5% |
| MAWHATI | SHRI. S.R. MOKSHA | HPU | 10.4% |
| MAWKYNREW | S.P. SWER | HPU | 6.8% |
| MAWKYRWAT | MAYSALIN WAR | INC | 2.6% |
| MAWLAI | DENTIST MOHAN ROY KHARKONGOR | HPU | 4.6% |
| MAWPHLANG | SHRI. SANBOR SWELL LYNGDOH | PDI | 13.4% |
| MAWRYNGKNENG | SHRI. S. LONIAK MARBANIANG | Hill State People's Democ | 1.9% |
| MAWSHYNRUT | HOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH | Hill State People's Democ | 6.1% |
| MAWSYNRAM | MARTLE N. MUKHIM | PDI | 22.4% |
| MAWTHADRAISHAN | SHRI. MESTONNATH KHARCHANDY | INC | 8.5% |
| MENDIPATHAR | SHRI PROJEND D. SANGMA | HPU | 12.6% |
| MOWKAIAW | HERBERT SUCHIANG | INC | 3.9% |
| MYLLIEM | KORBAR SINGH | HPU | 8.3% |
| NARTIANG | SHRI. JOHNDENG POHRMEN | INC | 4.0% |
| NONGKREM | SHRI. ANTHONY LYNGDOH | HPU | 12.0% |
| NONGPOH | E.K.MAWLONG | Hill State People's Democ | 15.5% |
| NONGSTOIN | B. BIRES NONGSIEJ | HPU | 10.3% |
| NONGTHYMMAI | SHRI. DHRUBANATH JOSHI | INC | 22.1% |
| NORTH SHILLONG | Peter G. Marbaniang | INC | 13.8% |
| NORTH TURA | ATUL C MARAK | INC | 7.9% |
| PHULBARI | NORWIN SANGMA | INC | 13.9% |
| PYNTHORUMKHRAH | M.DONKUPAR LYNGDOH | Hill State People's Democ | 15.5% |
| PYNURSLA | B.B. LYNGDOH | HPU | 19.7% |
| RAJABALA | SHRI SHERJEE M. SANGMA | HPU | 18.2% |
| RAKSAMGRE | CHAMBERLINE B. MARAK | INC | 29.3% |
| RALIANG | SHRI. ONWARD L. NONGTDU | INC | 0.5% |
| RAMBRAI JYRNGAM | HOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH | Hill State People's Democ | 48.1% |
| RANGSAKONA | PURNO AGITOK SANGMA | INC | 10.5% |
| RANIKOR | PROBIN K. RASWAI | INC | 21.7% |
| RESUBELPARA | SHRI PLEANDER G. MOMIN | HPU | 3.6% |
| RONGARA SIJU | MONENDRO AGITOK | IND | 7.8% |
| RONGJENG | SALSENG C MARAK | INC | 17.8% |
| SALMANPARA | MOUNTBATTEN SANGMA | INC | 10.3% |
| SELSELLA | PARIMAL RABHA | HPU | 10.7% |
| SHELLA | HISPREACHERING SON SHYLLA | INC | 4.7% |
| SOHIONG | S.D. KHONGWIR | HPU | 42.1% |
| SOHRA | GANOLD STONE MASSAR | HPU | 22.3% |
| SONGSAK | BENINSTAND G. MOMIN | HPU | 10.7% |
| SOUTH SHILLONG | P. RIPPLE KYNDIAH | INC | 9.1% |
| SOUTH TURA | CRUNDEN S. SANGMA | AHLC(AM) | 2.8% |
| SUTNGA SAIPUNG | H. BRITAINWAR DAN | INC | 1.4% |
| TIKRIKILA | DR. KAPIN CH. BORO | IND | 7.2% |
| UMROI | SHRI. FULLER LYNGDOH MAWNAI | Hill State People's Democ | 4.6% |
| UMSNING | J. DRINGWELL RYMBAI | INC | 5.3% |
| WEST SHILLONG | JAMES MARVIN PARIAT | IND | 33.2% |
| WILLIAM NAGAR | LEHINSON M. SANGMA | HPU | 15.3% |