Meghalaya elections 2023: The ruling National People's Party will fight to retain power, while the BJP and Trinamool Congress will attempt to dethrone the incumbent government.
Elections to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly will be held on February 27. The counting of votes will take place on March 2.
According to an Executive Engineer of PWD (Building) overseeing the constructions, the collapse could have been triggered by a design fault.
Meghalaya which was formed as an autonomous state April 2, 1970, and as a full-fledged state Jan 21, 1972, after being carved out of Assam, is covered by Sixth Schedule provisions of the constitution.
Meghalaya Tourism and Water Resources Minister Metbah Lyngdoh on Tuesday tendered his resignation to contest the election for the Assembly Speaker's post. Lyngdoh, a senior United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and a three-time legislator, also filed his nomination papers for the election.
The ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government has decided to field the incumbent Tourism Minister, Metbah Lyngdoh as its nominee for the post of Speaker.
The South Tura constituency, from where Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma is in the fray, witnessed 72.89 per cent of the 30,231 voters exercising their franchise.
"By and large the polls were held in a smooth manner," Chief Electoral Officer Frederick Roy Kharkongor told journalists.
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A Raj Bhavan official confirmed that the governor has extended invitation to Conrad Sangma to form the government as he has the support of 34 MLAs.
Well, if you wonder how these countries have voting rights in this hill state in India's North East, you are in for a surprise.
The twitter battles started when BJP's Meghalaya unit also tweeted an image of a Burberry jacket, similar to the one that Gandhi wore, having a price tag of USD 995 (little over Rs 63,000).
Addressing a public rally in poll-bound Meghalaya's capital Shillong, Rahul Gandhi claimed that RSS ideology was being imposed on the nation.
Gandhi’s appeal assumed significance as former cabinet minister A L Hek had joined the BJP while five others including veteran leader and former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh had switched over to the National People’s Party.
Polling in Tripura will take place on February 18, while Meghalaya goes to polls on February 27. The counting of votes in both the states will be held on March 3.
Union Minister of State for Tourism Minister K J Alphons, who is also the election-in-charge of the BJP in Meghalaya, said the party will “throw” the Congress out of power in Meghalaya.
Those who put in their papers are former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh, Sniawbhalang Dhar, Comingone Ymbon, Prestone Tynsong, and Ngaitlang Dhar of the Congress.
The National People's Party released its first list of 24 candidates for the 60 assembly seats in the state on November 10.
Shillong: A new Meghalaya Assembly building will come up in New Shillong Township and 80 acres of land has been identified for the purpose, Speaker Abu Taher Mondal has said.“We have finalised the land for
Shillong, Mar 11: Abu Taher Mondal was today elected unopposed as Meghalaya Speaker creating history of sorts by becoming the first non-tribal to occupy the post.Mondal, the Congress legislator from Phulbari, was elected unopposed after
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