The Meghalaya Governor has convened a special session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) to elect the new chairman on March 4.
The post was vacant after Rakesh A Sangma resigned and contested against Benedic Marak for the Chief Executive Member position. However, he was forced to resign by the people who held protest across the Garo Hills region for nearly a month.
The election of the chairman will be conducted by West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh at 11 am.
There are 29 directly elected MDCs and one nominated MDC, Aldo A Sangma, from the ruling National People’s Party (NPP). Meanwhile, the NPP and its alliance partners in the district council have nominated Gasuapara MDC, Sengchim M Sangma to contest for the post.
