As many as 379 candidates, including 37 women, have filed their nominations for the February 27 elections to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly, state Chief Electoral Officer F.R. Kharkongor said on Tuesday.
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With 3 states poll-bound, NE makes big gains, but Oppn rips apart Budget
Ahead of the Assembly elections in three northeastern states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, political parties are divided over the Union Budget 2023 even as trade and industry bodies predict that the northeastern region would gain substantially from it.
Ex-Meghalaya speaker joins BJP ahead of Feb-27 polls
Shifting of loyalty continued in Meghalaya ahead of the February 27 assembly elections, as former Assembly Speaker and candidate of ruling National People's Party (NPP), Martin M Danggo joined the BJP.
EC issues notification for Feb 27 Nagaland, Meghalaya Assembly polls
According to the notification, the last date of filing of nominations in both states is February 7 and the scrutiny of papers and relevant documents would be done the next day. The last date of withdrawal of the candidatures is February 10.
Meghalaya Polls: Congress releases first list of 55 candidates
In the 2018 Assembly elections, the Congress had won 21 seats in the 60-member Assembly, but subsequently all its legislators joined other parties, including the Trinamool Congress and the ruling National People's Party.
NE state polls: Security along Myanmar, Bangladesh to be tightened
Security along the international borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar will be further tightened in view of the upcoming Assembly elections in the three northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, officials said on Wednesday.
Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur celebrate 51st Statehood Day
The erstwhile princely states of Tripura and Manipur were merged into the Indian Union in October 1949 and became full-fledged states on January 21, 1972. Meghalaya was part of Assam before becoming a full-fledged state on the same day.
NE Assembly polls: EC appoints 6 categories of observers to monitor poll process
Election officials said on Friday that to conduct the election, freely, fairly, fearlessly and inducement free, six types of observers have been appointed from among the in-service and retired IAS, IPS, IRS and other Central government officials.
5 more MLAs in poll-bound Meghalaya quit house, parties
While Sawkmie would be inducted into the HSPDP at a later date, but the four others joined the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the presence of their supporters during a function held at the party office here on Wednesday.
Meghalaya, Tripura Assembly polls will be litmus test for Trinamool Congress
This election in two of the three northeastern states - Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland will prove to be a litmus test for Trinamool Congress (TMC), headed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Voters in villages along disputed border with Assam can vote in Meghalaya polls: EC
Voters living in the areas along the disputed border with Assam will be allowed to cast their votes in the upcoming Assembly elections in Meghalaya, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said here on Friday.
Meghalaya polls - Vital question: Can Congress' Pala do business with Mukul Sangma?
In poll-bound Meghalaya, the Trinamool Congress has already earned the negative sobriquet of being called a 'Bengali party'. This could possibly have a negative connotation in a state that witnesses frequent riots and anti-outsiders violence over parochial issues.
Central forces reaching Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya for polls
Weeks before the announcement of the Assembly election schedule by the Election Commission, central armed police forces (CAPF) have started arriving in three poll-bound states of Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya, officials said on Monday.
Assam-Meghalaya boundary pact: SC lifts HC stay on MoU demarcating boundary
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted the stay imposed by the Meghalaya High Court on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya in connection with demarcation of physical land boundaries between the two states.
3 more MLAs quit Meghalaya Assembly, party, likely to join NPP
Weeks before the announcement of Assembly elections, shifting of loyalty of MLAs continued in Meghalaya with three more legislators of local parties on Thursday quitting the Assembly, and their parties.
Cabinet approves continuation of schemes worth Rs 12,882 cr for NE
The Union Cabinet has approved continuation of schemes of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region with an outlay of Rs 12,882 crore, for the balance period of the 15th Finance Commission (2022-23 to 2025-26).
Congress Screening Committees for Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura set up
Deepa Dasmunsi will be the Chairperson of the Tripura committee with Kamleshwar Patel and Sampath Kumar as members and state in charge Ajoy Kumar, state chief Birajit Sinha, MLA Sudip Roy Barman, and national Secretary Szarita Laitphlang as ex-officio numbers.
Christmas spirit grips northeast after 2 yrs of Covid restrictions
However, this year, exchange of advance Christmas greetings and mini celebrations have started two days ago in different government, non-government offices and localities in most of the eight northeastern states.
Two of 5 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya join ruling NPP
Two of the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya joined the ruling National People's Party (NPP) on Monday, six days after the four MLAs of different political parties joined the BJP.
Insurgency incidents in NE down 74% in 8 years, says Amit Shah
Addressing the North East Council (NEC) meeting, he said that earlier there used to be a demand to remove the AFSPA (Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act) from the northeast, but now the demand does not arise, and rather the Centre is taking steps to remove it.
Rs 7 lakh cr being spent in NE now: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his government was investing Rs seven lakh crore to develop the infrastructure in the northeastern region even as the spending for the region was mere Rs two lakh crore since the independence of the country.
PM Modi attends golden jubilee celebrations of the North East Council in Shillong
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the golden jubilee celebration of the North East Council (NEC) and inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects in a public function in Shillong.
Modi, Shah, CMs of NE states to attend NEC's golden jubilee celebrations in Shillong
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Ministers and Governors of eight northeastern states arrived in Shillong on Saturday to attend the golden jubilee celebration of the North East Council (NEC) on Sunday, which will be presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
51st 'Vijay Diwas' observed in northeast
"Vijay Diwas", which marks Indian military's historic victory over Pakistan in the 1971 India-Pakistan war and the creation of sovereign Bangladesh from east Pakistan, was observed across the northeastern states on Friday.
Ban on drones in Shillong during PM Modi's visit on Dec 18
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Meghalaya on December 18, the East Khasi Hills district administration has prohibited the use of drones and other micro-light aircraft within the radius of 2 km of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Polo Ground) in Shillong.