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Martin M. Danggo is an Indian politician from the state of Meghalaya who served as the Minister of Public Works Department (Roads) in the Government of Meghalaya, and represented the 35th Ranikor Scheduled Tribe (ST) constituency in the South West Khasi Hills district in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. [1] Danggo was first elected to the Assembly as a representative of the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) in the 1998 Assembly election for the Langrin (ST) constituency. [2] He switched parties to the Indian National Congress and was re-elected in 2003. [3] In 2018 he resigned from the INC and joined the National People's Party. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "List Of Members Of The Eight Meghalaya Legislative Assembly". Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Official website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Meghalaya 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Meghalaya 2003". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ranikor, South Tura by-poll to be held on same day". Shillong Mail. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.


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