Meghalaya polls: TMC announces first list of candidates, Mukul Sangma to contest from Songsak and Tikrikilla seats

TMC announced first list of candidates for Meghalaya polls, Former Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma will contest the next Assembly election in Meghalaya from Songsak and Tikrikilla seats.

Mukul’s Sangma wife Dikkanchi D. Shira will be contesting from Mahendraganj, his daughter Miani D. Shira from Ampati and his younger brother, Zenith M. Sangma from Rangsakona.

TMC Meghalaya president Charles Pyngrope on Friday announced the names of the party candidates in the 52 seats in the first list.


Pyngrope will be contesting from Nongthymmai constituency while party vice-president and sitting MLA, George B. Lyngdoh will contest from Umroi.Former MLA, SG Eastamur Mominin will be contesting from Phulbari.

“We will be releasing the names of the candidates of the remaining eight seats shortly,” Pyngrope added.

Meghalaya has a 60-member assembly. In November 2021 led by former chief minister Mukul Sangma, 12 out of the 17 Congress MLAs had submitted a letter to the speaker, announcing their merger with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

Recently four MLAs in Meghalaya joined the BJP. Two MLAs belonged to BJP’s ally National People's Party, one independent and one from Trinamool Congress. Benedik Marak, Ferlin Sangma, Himalaya Shangpliang and Samuel Sangma joined BJP.