Mukul Sangma

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Mukul M. Sangma (born April 20, 1965 in Chengkompara, South West Garo Hills district , then Assam , now Meghalaya , India ) is an Indian politician. Since April 20, 2010 he has been Chief Minister of the Indian state of Meghalaya .

biography

Sangma was born in a small village near the town of "Ampati" on what was then the western border of the Indian state of Assam. From 1972 the district belonged to the newly formed state of Meghalaya. His parents were Binoy Bhushan M. Marak and Roshanara M. Sangma. He belongs to the mountain people of the Garo . After attending Government High School in Ampati and St. Anthony's College in Shillong from 1982 to 1984, he studied medicine from 1984 to 1990 and earned a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) degree from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal .

From January 1990 to May 1991 he worked as a doctor in a private clinic in Tura . In May 1991 he switched to the civil service and worked as a medical and health advisor in the infirmary in Zikzak (West Garo Hills). In January 1993, Sangma gave up the medical profession and ran as an independent candidate in the Meghalaya parliament elections. He was elected to the 58-Ampatigiri constituency in February 1993 . A short time later he joined the Congress Party . In the following elections to the state parliament in 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013 he was able to maintain the constituency. In the all - India parliamentary election in 2004 , he ran in the Lok Sabha constituency 2-Tura , but was defeated by his opponent Purno Agitok Sangma ( AITC ). Also in 2006 he was unsuccessful in the by-election in this constituency. From 1993 he held various positions in the government of Meghalaya. From April 11, 2005 to October 6, 2005, as well as from March 11, 2007 to March 2008 and from May 2009 to April 2010, he was Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya.

In March 2010 the Congress Party government of Meghalaya under Chief Minister DD Lapang got into a crisis. A group of Congress Party MPs called on the Chief Minister to reshuffle his cabinet. When the latter did not comply, the dissidents finally pushed for his removal. Lapang resigned on April 18, 2010, and two days later, on April 20, 2010 (his 45th birthday), Mukul Sangma was elected as the new Chief Minister. In the 2013 general election in Meghalaya, the Congress Party under his leadership won 29 out of 60 constituencies and Sangma was sworn in again as Chief Minister on March 5, 2013.

In 2016, Mukul Sangma also came under fire within the party. He was accused of an inefficient or authoritarian style of government, and rumors surfaced that he was transferring to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), or that the BJP wanted to poach dissatisfied congressmen or that the leadership of the congress party Sangma was planning to replace him. Sangma responded, among other things, by declaring that he was not Chief Minister for an end in himself, but that he would vacate his post if the Congress party finds a better candidate.

Politically, Sangma has declared youth work in the fields of sport and culture to be one of his government's priorities.

Private

Like the majority of the residents of Meghalaya, Sangma belongs to the Christian religious community . In addition to his native Garo , he is said to speak five other languages, including fluent Meitei (Manipuri). He is married and is considered an outspoken football fan . Among other things, he attended the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chief Minister Dr. Mukul Sangma, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya. Meghalaya State Portal, accessed August 18, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b Lesser known facts of MukulSangma. (No longer available online.) Mukulsangmafacts.com, archived from the original on November 16, 2017 ; accessed on October 7, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mukulsangmafacts.com
  3. ↑ a b c d DR. MUKUL SANGMA, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shillong. (PDF) indianict.com, accessed on August 18, 2016 (English).
  4. ↑ Results of General Election to the Lok Sabha & Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Meghalaya, accessed August 18, 2016 .
  5. ^ Election Results - Full Statistical Reports. Indian Election Commission, accessed on August 18, 2016 (English, election results of all Indian elections to the Lok Sabha and the parliaments of the states since independence).
  6. ↑ IANS: Meghalaya chief minister Lapang resigns. The New Indian Express, April 18, 2010, accessed August 18, 2016 .
  7. ^ Mukul sworn - in as Meghalaya CM for second term. Meghalaya Times, March 5, 2013, accessed August 18, 2016 .
  8. ^ Mohammed Uzair Shaikh: Crisis for Congress in Meghalaya: Rahul Gandhi to replace Chief Minister Mukul Sangma with DD Lapang? Mohammed Uzair Shaikh, June 1, 2016, accessed August 18, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Will quit post if party finds better replacement: CM. Shillong Times, April 14, 2016, accessed August 18, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Sangma, Mukul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sangma, Mukul M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Chengkompara, South West Garo Hills District , Assam , India