Candidates , Nagaland , NE Election 2023
Key Candidate: Kewekhape Therie (Congress) – Dimapur-I
Kewekhape Therie, the president of Nagaland Congress, has several obstacles in the upcoming elections because his party failed to win any seats in the state’s 2018 Assembly elections. In the upcoming election, Therie is contesting from the Dimapur-I constituency against H Tovihoto Ayemi (sitting MLA) of the BJP. The last three Assembly elections have ended […]
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidate: Lahkmen Rymbui (UDP) – Amlarem
In 2018, he won the Amlarem constituency as a UDP candidate with 14,766 votes, representing 50.10 percent of the total votes
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidate: Snaiawbhalang Dhar (NPP) – Nartiang
In 2013, he won from the Nartiang constituency on a Congress ticket
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidates: James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma (NPP) – Dadenggre
James Sangma, a prominent face in the National People’s Party, is the brother of Conrad Sangma, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya. Currently serving as a Cabinet Minister in Meghalaya, James Sangma is also the sitting MLA from the Dadenggre constituency. He has a stronghold on the seat, having emerged victorious in both the 2013 and 2018 elections. In 2018, he won by a margin of […]
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidates: Sanbor Shullai (BJP) – South Shillong
Sanbor Shullai is a member of the BJP and a Cabinet Minister in Meghalaya. He has been elected three times as the MLA from the South Shillong constituency, winning the 2018 election with a margin of 5,097 votes and 49.71 per cent of the vote. He previously won the same seat as a member of […]
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidate: Ernest Mawrie (BJP) – West Shillong
His opponents in the race for the West Shillong seat include the sitting MLA Mohendro Rapsang of the NPP, Bethleen Dkhar of the INC, Paul Lyngdoh of the UDP
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidate: Timothy Shira (NPP) – Resubelpara
Timothy Shira, a senior leader of the ruling National People’s Party and the Deputy Speaker of Meghalaya, has been a member of the party for a very long time. He is a well-known personality in the state and is slated to contest as an NPP candidate from the Resubelpara constituency in the upcoming 2023 Assembly […]
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidate: Vincent H Pala (Congress): Sutnga Saipung
Vincent Pala, the Meghalaya Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP from Shillong is contesting the Assembly elections for the first time from the Sutnga Saipung constituency. He will be competing against the incumbent Sutnga Saipung MLA Shitlang Pale of UDP, NPP candidate Santa Mary Shylla and BJP’s Krison Langstang. A coal baron and one among […]
2 years ago
Candidates , Meghalaya , NE Election 2023
Key Candidate: Dr Mukul Sangma (AITC): Songsak and Tikrikilla
Mukul Sangma, the former Chief Minister and current TMC leader is contesting the upcoming Assembly polls from two constituencies – Songsak and Tikrikilla. In the 2018 elections, Sangma won from both the Ampati and Songsak constituencies as a Congress candidate. He joined the All India Trinamool Congress pr TMC in 2021. This year, he is […]
2 years ago
National , Top News
Glad my innings could conclude with Bharat Jodo Yatra: Sonia Gandhi at AICC plenary
Congress clarifies that Sonia Gandhi was talking in the context of her tenure as party president and was not talking about retiring from politics.
2 years ago