Garo National Council | |
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Abbreviation | GNC |
Leader | Boston Marak |
Founded | 1948 (1946) |
ECI Status | Unrecognised |
Alliance | United Progressive Alliance (2021-Present) [1] |
Seats in Garo Hills Autonomous District Council | 1 / 29 |
The Garo National Council is a political party in Meghalaya in northeastern India which campaigns for the creation a new Indian state to be called Garoland, for the people of the Garo Hills.
Founded in February 1946 as the Garo National Conference, Moody K Marak was the first President. In 1948 the organisation was renamed the Garo National Council. [2] [3] The GNC was a founding member of the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC). [4]
In 1998, the GNC was successful in electing Clifford Marak to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Marak lost in 2003, but regained a seat in 2013 (he died in March 2015). [5]
The GNC is a member of the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC), a coalition of groups supporting the separate state of Garoland. [6]
Seats | Votes | |||||
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Contested | Won | +/- | Total | % | +/- | |
1998 | 16 | 1 | 17,650 | 2.11 | ||
2003 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8,483 | 0.94 | 1.17 |
2008 | 4 | 0 | 4,081 | 0.37 | 0.57 | |
2013 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9,300 | 0.71 | 0.34 |
2018 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21,682 | 1.38 | 0.67 |
Contested | Won | +/- | |
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2002 | 1 | ||
2015 | 5 | 3 | |
2019 | 1 |
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