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The United Democratic Party is a political party recognised in Meghalaya state, India. It is now led by Metbah Lyngdoh. It was started by E. K. Mawlong.
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election of 2008 took place in a single phase on 3 March 2008 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Meghalaya, India. Counting of votes happened on 7 March 2008 and because of the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in this election, the results were ready within the day.
The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) was a coalition of political parties that formed the Government in the state of Meghalaya, India, after the 2003 Legislative Assembly election. It was headed by the Indian National Congress (INC), which was the party with the largest number of seats in the 7th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister D. D. Lapang and the other ministers in the Government were all members of the MDA. D. D. Lapang also served as the Chairperson of the MDA.
The Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) was the ruling coalition of political parties that formed the Government in the state of Meghalaya, India from 2008 to 2009. It was led by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the United Democratic Party (UDP) who are the second and third largest parties in the 8th Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Dr. Donkupar Roy and the other ministers in the Government belong to the MPA.
The National People's Party is a national-level political party in India, though its influence is mostly concentrated in the state of Meghalaya. The party was founded by P. A. Sangma after his expulsion from the NCP in July 2012. It was accorded national party status on 7 June 2019. It is the first political party from Northeastern India to have attained this status.
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Meghalaya.
Conrad Kongkal Sangma is an Indian politician who is the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya since 2018. He is a member of National People's Party. His father was former Chief Minister, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha P. A. Sangma. He was also the Member of Parliament from Tura (2016–2018). He represents the South Tura constituency since 2018 and selsella constituency from 2008 to 2013. Sangma was also minister of finance,power and tourism, Government of Meghalaya from 2008 to 2009. He is former leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. He also served as National President of Nationalist Youth Congress.
Evansius Kek Mawlong was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 8 March 2000, until 8 December 2001. He was the main architect in the formation of the United Democratic Party in Meghalaya and was its Founding President.
Paul Lyngdoh is an Indian politician, poet, author, songwriter and musician who was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, on the 22nd of September, 1972. As of 2023, he is still the working president of the United Democratic Party. He is a Cabinet Minister of the Government of Meghalaya and an honourable member of the 11th House of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. He is also the MDC representing Jaiaw Constituency in the KHADC.
Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Indian state of Meghalaya since 2008. She currently serves as a Cabinet Minister in the State Government of Meghalaya.
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Nujorki Sungoh is an Indian politician. He was 1st elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from 4 Mowkaiaw assembly Constituency in the 2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election and he was reelected for second time in the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election as a member of the United Democratic Party.
Metbah Lyngdoh is a United Democratic Party politician from Meghalaya. He has been elected in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election in 2008, 2013 and 2018 from Mairang constituency as candidate of United Democratic Party. He was the speaker of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. He is also United Democratic Party president after the death of Donkupar Roy. He was Minister of Excise Registration Taxation Stamps, Home, Tourism, Water Resources in Conrad Sangma ministry from 2018 to 2019.
Kyrmen Shylla is a politician from United Democratic Party and an MLA of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from Meghalaya, India. He is the youngest minister sworn in as one of the Cabinet Ministers by the then Governor of Meghalaya, Ganga Prasad, in the NPP-led coalition of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government in the state.
Samlin Malngiang is a Hill State People's Democratic Party politician from Meghalaya. He has been elected in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election in 2018 from Sohiong constituency as candidate of Hill State People's Democratic Party. He was Minister of Public Health Engineering, Secretariat Administration, Legal Metrology in Conrad Sangma ministry from 2018.
Sniawbhalang Dhar is an Indian Politician of National People's Party from Meghalaya who is serving as the 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya since 2023. He has been elected in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from Nartiang constituency since 2013.He was also Minister of Commerce & Industries, Community & Rural Development, Soil & Water Conservation, Transport in First Conrad Sangma ministry from 2018 to 2023.
Comingone Ymbon is an Indian politician from Meghalaya. He has been elected in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election in 2018 from Raliang constituency as candidate of National People's Party. He was Minister of Fisheries, General Administration in Conrad Sangma ministry from 2018.
The 2003 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 26 February 2003. The north-east Indian state's seventh Legislative Assembly election saw major changes with 28 sitting members and two former Chief Ministers losing their seats. The election also produced the largest representation for the national parties and, to that point, the smallest representation for the regional parties. No party won a majority of seats and despite more than a five percent loss in the popular vote compared to the 1998 election, the INC secured a plurality. Initially, the NCP under leader E. D. Marak attempted to form a government, but failed to secure support for a majority. Subsequently, D. D. Lapang was invited by Governor M. M. Jacob to present a majority, which was successfully achieved through the formation of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) coalition. Made up of 42 members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), the MDA consisted of the INC, the United Democratic Party (UDP), the Meghalaya Democratic Party (MDP), the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) and three independents. D.D. Lapang was confirmed as Chief Minister with Donkupar Roy of the UPD as Deputy Chief Minister.
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