Meghalaya Speaker

Thomas Sangma, a former Rajya Sabha member, was elected unopposed as the three opposition parties did not field any candidate.

Fifty-eight newly elected members of the Meghalaya assembly took oath on Monday with pro-tem speaker Timothy D Shira administering the oath of office and secrecy to them.

A special session of the Meghalaya Assembly has been convened for the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected MLAs and the election of the speaker, a senior official said on Sunday.

The assets of Meghalaya assembly speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, the richest candidate to fight the assembly elections, increased by 68 per cent to Rs 146.31 crore in the last five years, according to a report.

This year, both NPP and BJP have decided to contest the polls alone while the UDP also hasn’t announced any pre-poll alliance.

On November 25, Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma along with 11 other Congress MLAs joined Trinamool Congress, making it the principal opposition party in the 60-member House.

Asserting that their merger with Trinamool Congress was constitutional, 10 turncoat MLAs from Congress on Wednesday filed individual replies to a show-cause notice issued by Meghalaya Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, urging him not to disqualify them.

Senior Congress leaders in Meghalaya met Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Monday and sought disqualification of 12 of its MLAs, who recently switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool, a member of the grand old party said.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Thursday said he is examining the letter written by 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs of the state informing him that they have joined the Trinamool Congress, and there is no irregularity in the matter.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Saturday informed that all the 60 MLAs of the state have decided to contribute 10% of their salary for a year to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to fight novel coronavirus.

United Democratic Party president Metbah Lyngdoh was on Friday elected Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, after he defeated lone rival of the Congress, Winnerson D Sangma.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker and former Chief Minister of the state Donkupar Roy died today in Gurgaon. He was 64.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday submitted his resignation as the member of Lok Sabha to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, a week after he won the bypoll from South Tura seat.

Conrad Sangma, the younger son of former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma, is likely to contest the bypoll to Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya, necessitated by the death of his father and sitting lawmaker last month, party sources said today.

Thousands today bid tearful farewell to former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A Sangma as his remains were laid to rest at his hometown Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills.

Thomas Sangma, a former Rajya Sabha member, was elected unopposed as the three opposition parties did not field any candidate.

Fifty-eight newly elected members of the Meghalaya assembly took oath on Monday with pro-tem speaker Timothy D Shira administering the oath of office and secrecy to them.

A special session of the Meghalaya Assembly has been convened for the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected MLAs and the election of the speaker, a senior official said on Sunday.

The assets of Meghalaya assembly speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, the richest candidate to fight the assembly elections, increased by 68 per cent to Rs 146.31 crore in the last five years, according to a report.

This year, both NPP and BJP have decided to contest the polls alone while the UDP also hasn’t announced any pre-poll alliance.

On November 25, Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma along with 11 other Congress MLAs joined Trinamool Congress, making it the principal opposition party in the 60-member House.

Asserting that their merger with Trinamool Congress was constitutional, 10 turncoat MLAs from Congress on Wednesday filed individual replies to a show-cause notice issued by Meghalaya Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, urging him not to disqualify them.

Senior Congress leaders in Meghalaya met Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Monday and sought disqualification of 12 of its MLAs, who recently switched over to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool, a member of the grand old party said.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Thursday said he is examining the letter written by 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs of the state informing him that they have joined the Trinamool Congress, and there is no irregularity in the matter.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh on Saturday informed that all the 60 MLAs of the state have decided to contribute 10% of their salary for a year to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to fight novel coronavirus.

United Democratic Party president Metbah Lyngdoh was on Friday elected Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, after he defeated lone rival of the Congress, Winnerson D Sangma.

Meghalaya Assembly Speaker and former Chief Minister of the state Donkupar Roy died today in Gurgaon. He was 64.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday submitted his resignation as the member of Lok Sabha to Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, a week after he won the bypoll from South Tura seat.

Conrad Sangma, the younger son of former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma, is likely to contest the bypoll to Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya, necessitated by the death of his father and sitting lawmaker last month, party sources said today.

Thousands today bid tearful farewell to former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A Sangma as his remains were laid to rest at his hometown Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills.