| 11th Meghalaya Assembly | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Meghalaya, India | ||
| Meeting place | Vidhana Bhavan, Shillong, Meghalaya, India | ||
| Government | Meghalaya Democratic Alliance | ||
| Website | https://megassembly.gov.in/ | ||
Eleventh Meghalaya Assembly constituted after the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. Elections were held in 59 constituencies. Voting on Sohiong was postponed after the death of UDP's candidate H. D. R. Lyngdoh.
History
After results were declared on 2 March 2023, it resulted into a hung assembly. Ruling NPP got 26 seats however BJP supported MDA.
Notable positions
| S.No | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaker | Thomas A. Sangma | NPP | North Tura | 9 March 2023 | ||
| 2 | Deputy Speaker | Timothy Shira | NPP | Resubelpara | 20 March 2023 | ||
| 3 | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Conrad Sangma | NPP | South Tura | 7 March 2023 | ||
| 4 | Deputy Chief Minister | Prestone Tynsong | NPP | Pynursla | 7 March 2023 | ||
| Sniawbhalang Dhar | NPP | Nartiang | 7 March 2023 | ||||
| 5 | Leader of the Opposition | Dr. Mukul Sangma | AITC | Mylliem | 9 June 2023 | ||
Party wise distribution
| Alliance | Party | No. of MLA's | Leader of the Party
in Assembly |
Leader's Constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meghalaya Democratic Alliance | National People's Party | 32 | 50 | Conrad Sangma | South Tura | ||
| United Democratic Party | 12 | ||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | ||||||
| Hill State People's Democratic Party | 2 | ||||||
| Independent | 2 | ||||||
| None | All India Trinamool Congress | 5 | |||||
| Voice of the People Party | 4 | ||||||
| Indian National Congress | 1 | Ronnie V. Lyngdoh | Mylliem | ||||
| Total no. of MLAs | 60 | ||||||
Members of Legislative Assembly
References
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