Conrad Sangma

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Conrad Kongkal Sangma (born January 27, 1978 in Tura District , Meghalaya , India) is an Indian politician from the state of Meghalaya. Since March 6, 2018, he has been the Chief Minister of Meghalaya .

biography

Conrad Sangma is the son of Purno Agitok Sangma , a well-known politician beyond the borders of the state of Meghalaya. His father was Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 and from 1996 to 1998 speaker of the Lok Sabha , the all-India parliament. In 1998 PA Sangma was one of those Congress Party politicians who refused to accept Sonia Gandhi's takeover of the party leadership . He left the Congress Party, initially joining the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), until he finally founded his own party, the National People's Party (NPP), in 2012 . This party, which had its main focus in Meghalaya, made a fundamental India-wide claim and wanted above all to represent the interests of the tribes ( Scheduled Tribes ) in India. However, PA Sangma had little time to expand the newly founded party, as he passed away unexpectedly on March 4, 2016.

His son Conrad Sangma grew up in Meghalaya, then attended St. Columba's School in Delhi and studied business administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . He then went to Imperial College London , where he earned an MBA . From 1990 Conrad Sangma became politically active and worked on his father's campaign team. In the 2008 election to the Meghalaya Parliament, Conrad Sagma was elected as an NCP candidate in the 50-Selsella constituency. He was first Secretary of State and later Minister of Finance in the government under Chief Minister Donkupar Roy in Meghalaya. After the end of the Roy government, Conrad Sangma was opposition leader in the Meghalaya parliament from 2009-2013. In 2012, like his father, he left the Nationalist Congress Party and joined the National People's Party. In the 2013 election, however, he lost his constituency 50-Selsella again to the congressional party opposing candidate. After the death of his father, he took over the party chairmanship of the NPP and was also able to win its Lok Sabha constituency 2-Tura in a by-election on May 19, 2016 with a large majority.

In the parliamentary elections in Meghalaya on February 27, 2018, the Congress Party, traditionally strong in Meghalaya, and the NPP essentially faced each other. Ultimately, the Congress Party was again the strongest party with 21 out of 59 seats, but Sangma's NPP also achieved a very good result with 19 seats (plus 17 seats). Despite all opposition to the Congress Party , Sangma remained at a distance from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the election campaign .

On March 6, 2018, Sangma was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya at the head of a multi-party coalition. His cabinet included ministers from the NPP (4), the United Democratic Party (UDP, 3), the People's Democratic Front (PDF, 2) and the Hill State People Democratic Party (HSPDP, 1) as well as the BJP (1).

Since Conrad Sangma was not elected in any constituency and is therefore not a member of the Meghalaya House of Representatives, according to the constitutional provisions he is required to obtain a seat in a by-election within 60 days, otherwise he will lose his office.

Private

Conrad Sangma is married to Mehtab Chandee and has two daughters with her. His wife is a doctor of medicine. Sangma is President of the Meghalaya Cricket Association and Sports Academy . Like the vast majority of Meghalaya's population, Sangma belongs to the Christian denomination .

The Conrad Sangma siblings are also politically active. His sister Agatha Sangma and his brother James Sangma were at least temporarily elected members of the Meghalaya Parliament and the sister was also under discussion as a candidate for the post of Chief Minister.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Richa Taneja: 10 Facts About Conrad Sangma, 12th Chief Minister Of Meghalaya. NDTV, March 6, 2018, accessed on March 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Indian Election Commission, accessed on March 17, 2018 (English, election results of all Indian elections to the Lok Sabha and the parliaments of the states since independence).
  3. ^ Return of Election: Election to the House of the People frcm 2 * Tura (ST) Parliamentary constituency. Indian Election Commission, accessed March 17, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Conrad Sangma wins Tura LS bypoll by nearly 2 lakh votes. The Business Times, May 19, 2016, accessed March 17, 2018 .
  5. ^ Alok Pandey, Sunetra Choudhury, Shylaja Varma: Meghalaya Election Result: BJP, Congress Scramble Top Leaders As Meghalaya Heads For Hung House. NDTV, March 3, 2018, accessed on March 17, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty: If NPP Wins Meghalaya, Development Will Reach Every Constituency: Conrad Sangma. The Wire, February 2018, accessed March 17, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Shiv Sahay Singh: Conrad Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya CM. The Hindu, March 6, 2018, accessed March 17, 2018 .
  8. ^ Conrad Sangma becomes Meghalaya CM - Conrad Sangma is a non-elected member of the 60-seat Assembly. ucanews.com, March 6, 2018, accessed March 17, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Meghalaya polls: Cong using 'religion' to get votes, says Conrad. uniindia.com, February 18, 2018, accessed March 17, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Meet Conrad Sangma: PA Sangma's son and next CM of Meghalaya. The Financial Times, March 4, 2018, accessed March 17, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Sangma, Conrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sangma, Conrad Kongkal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian politician from the National People's Party
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Tura District , Meghalaya , India