Meghalaya is a state in northeast India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam:(a) the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and (b) the Garo Hills. The estimated population of Meghalaya in 2014 was 3,211,474. Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,429 square kilometres,with a length-to-breadth ratio of about 3:1.
Shillong is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya,a state in northeastern India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of Scotland. Hence,they would also refer to it as the "Scotland of the East".
The Khasi people are an ethnic group of Meghalaya in north-eastern India with a significant population in the bordering state of Assam,and in certain parts of Bangladesh. Khasi people form the majority of the population of the eastern part of Meghalaya,that is Khasi Hills,constituting 78.3% of the region's population,and is the state's largest community,with around 48% of the population of Meghalaya. They are among the few Austroasiatic-speaking peoples in South Asia. The Khasi tribe holds the distinction of being one of the few remaining tribes that have a matrilineal society. Under the Constitution of India,the Khasis have been granted the status of Scheduled Tribe.
Hopingstone Lyngdoh was an Indian politician who was the president of the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP),one of three official political parties of the state of Meghalaya in India.
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 Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement is a political party formed in Meghalaya,India. Its former president and leader was Paul Lyngdoh,a former KSU leader.
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Meghalaya.
Peter Garnett Marbaniang was an Indian parliamentarian,legislator and academician from the state of Meghalaya. He served as a Member of the Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1996,as Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and as a Minister in the Government of Meghalaya. He was the President of the All India Catholic Union from 1994 to 1996.
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.
P. B. M. Basaiawmoit is a minority rights activist especially concerned with indigenous people and Christians in Meghalaya and India,more generally. As of the mid-1980s he was the chairman of the KJP Synod Jingiaseng Samla. As president of the Heritage,Environment and Status Protection Organisation (Hespo),he led campaigns against uranium mining in Domiasiat in Meghalaya. He has served as convenor of the Khasi Jaintia Environment Protection Council. As of 2013 he served as Vice President of the National Council of Churches in India.
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.
The major national political parties in the state of Meghalaya are the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 27 February 2018 to elect 59 of 60 members to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly,with the results declared on 3 March. The scheduled election in Williamnagar constituency was delayed to an undetermined date following the death of Nationalist Congress Party candidate Jonathone Sangma in an IED blast in East Garo Hills district on 18 February 2018. The incumbent Indian National Congress government,led by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma,attempted to win re-election for the third consecutive time.
North Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. It is part of East Khasi Hills district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency. The seat had been vacant following the resignation of Adelbert Nongrum,formerly of the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) on 12 January 2023. Nongrum won the seat again following the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election.
West Shillong is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya state in India. It is part of East Khasi Hills district. It falls under Shillong Lok Sabha constituency and its current MLA is Paul Lyngdoh of United Democratic Party.
Adelbert Nongrum is an Indian politician who represents North Shillong constituency as a member of the Voice Of The People Party. He had previously served as the president of the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM),a political party in Meghalaya,north-eastern India. Representing North Shillong constituency,he was the party's only representative in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly following the 2018 election.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Meghalaya on 27 February 2023 to elect all 60 members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 March 2023.
The Seng Khasi movement is a socio-cultural movement in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya. The movement supports the protection and preservation of Khasi culture and Niam Khasi,their traditional religion.
Eleventh Meghalaya Assembly constituted after the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. Elections were held in 59 constituencies. Voting on Sohiong was postponed after the death of UDP's candidate H. D. R. Lyngdoh.
The Second Conrad Sangma ministry is formed after the swearing-in ceremony held on 7 March 2023. Governor Phagu Chauhan took oath of Chief Minister and 11 other ministers. Conrad Sangma took oath as Chief Minister for second consecutive term and became the first to do so in electoral history of Meghalaya.
